UK Legal and Political Foundations Flashcards (9 cards)

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1Question

UK Unification — key events?

Answer

Union of the Crowns (1603), Acts of Union 1707 & 1800, Statute of Rhuddlan (1284), Laws in Wales Acts (1535–1542)

2Question

British Isles — territories?

Answer

Includes Great Britain, Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands; diverse legal and political regions.

3Question

UK Unification — key events?

Answer

Union of Crowns 1603, Acts of Union 1707 & 1800, Laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542.

4Question

British Isles — territories?

Answer

Includes Great Britain, Ireland, and surrounding islands.

5Question

Union of Crowns — year?

Answer

1603, James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England.

6Question

Act of Union 1707 — significance?

Answer

Unified England and Scotland into Great Britain.

7Question

Act of Union 1800 — formation?

Answer

United Great Britain and Ireland into the UK.

8Question

Statute of Rhuddlan — year?

Answer

1284, legally incorporated Wales into England.

9Question

Laws in Wales Acts — purpose?

Answer

Incorporated Wales fully into English law.

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1. Which legislative act was responsible for the formal political unification of England and Scotland into Great Britain?

2. Which of the following is true about the Union Jack flag?

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