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- Andrew Carnegie [r]: 1835-1919, Scottish-American steel maker, philanthropist and peace activist [e]
- Baronet [r]: Hereditary honour, higher than a Knight, but lower than a Baron. [e]
- Baron [r]: The lowest of the five degrees of peerage, below a Viscount, but above the (non-peerage) hereditary honour of a Baronet. [e]
- Bicameral legislature [r]: A legislature divided into two deliberative bodies. [e]
- Chancellor of the Exchequer [r]: The head of the department of the British government that administers the public revenue, including the receipt and expenditure of money for public services. [e]
- Colonial America [r]: The eastern United States and parts of Canada from the time of European settlement to the time of the American Revolution. [e]
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- Government [r]: System by which a community or nation is controlled and regulated. [e]
- Henry Brougham [r]: (18 September 1778 - 7 May 1868) British statesman who became Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (1830 - 1834). [e]
- Herbert Henry Asquith [r]: 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith (1852-1928); a British Liberal Party politician and Prime Minister (1908-1916). [e]
- House of Commons (United Kingdom) [r]: Lower house of the Parliament in the United Kingdom, situated in London's Palace of Westminster. [e]
- Law of the United States [r]: The system of law as it has evolved under the United States Constitution through laws enacted by Congress and treaties to which the U.S. is a party. [e]
- Law [r]: Body of rules of conduct of binding legal force and effect, prescribed, recognized, and enforced by a controlling authority. [e]
- Leader of the Opposition (UK) [r]: the leader of the largest political party in the UK House of Commons in opposition to the government; office held by David Cameron since December 2005. [e]
- Liberalism [r]: Economic and political doctrine advocating free enterprise, free competition and free will. [e]
- Margaret Thatcher [r]: The first woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, famous for her free market views and for successfully waging the Falklands War, frequently called the "Iron Lady". [e]
- Member of Parliament (UK) [r]: An elected representative in the House of Commons (the lower house of the legislative branch of government in the UK); they represent the public, debate legislation, vote on whether a bill should become law, and serve on various committees. [e]
- Parliament of the United Kingdom [r]: The supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom its territories. [e]
- Prime Minister of the United Kingdom [r]: The head of the British government, usually the leader of the largest political party in the House of Commons. [e]
- Republicanism [r]: The political ideology of a nation as a republic, with an emphasis on liberty, rule by the people, and the civic virtue practiced by citizens. [e]
- Resigning from the UK Parliament [r]: Legal issues which govern leaving the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. [e]
- Speaker of the House of Commons (UK) [r]: chair of the United Kingdom's lower house of Parliament, responsible for keeping debates to order and ensuring that proper parliamentary procedure is followed; also represents the Commons to the House of Lords, other parliamentary groups and the public. [e]
- Tony Blair [r]: Labour Party politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997-2007). [e]
- Ulster Unionism [r]: Ideology that favours the maintenance or strengthening of the political and cultural ties between Ireland and Great Britain. [e]
- United Kingdom [r]: Constitutional monarchy (capital London) and island nation in north-west Europe, between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, which includes England, Scotland, Wales (on the island of Great Britain) and Northern Ireland. [e]
- Upper house [r]: One of two chambers of a bicameral legislature. [e]
- William Ewart Gladstone [r]: (1809-1898) The great Liberal prime minister of Britain's 19th century golden age of parliamentary government. [e]
