CPO 2001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-3: Autocracy, Class Stratification, Radical Change
26 Sep 2016
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2 party system house of commons, the opposing parties sit on opposite sides gradual evolution of democracy. Magna carta: symbol of limitation of king"s power and supremacy of law. British politics have long history but many medieval political institutions have changed radically bc today monarchy is figurehead and not really involved in political affairs. Myth that these political changes were achieved peacefully (some were violent but not as violent as french rev) Britain chose not to abandon old political institutions but evolve them so they fit today"s needs. Britain"s geographical setting (island) allowed them to do their own thing and not have policies forced upon them by invaders; could develop at own pace. Also absence of political absolutism since 17th century bc restrictions on monarch by. A lot of social tension was from religion not politics. Right to strike, worker"s rights, sanitation services, reg of food and drug standards, slum clearance and reconstruction.
