课本习题英国国家概况.doc

I British history has been a history of invasion.Please illustrate this point with the examples from the text.How did each of the invasions influence English culture? Answer: 1 Celtic people in the 1st century AD Result:England and Wales became a part of the Roman empire for nearly 400 years. 2 Anglo-Saxons invasion (5th C-1066) Result:a succeed in invading Britain b abosrbed the Celtic people or pushed them to the western and northern edges of Britain c The land they lived becameangle-land,later changed into England,the language they spoke became English d The legend of King Arthur 3 Vikings Invasion(late AD 8th C-AD 10th C) Result: a Northern and Eastern England as well as Scotland were conquered by raiders from Scandinavia,the ferocious Vikings. 4 Norman Invasion Result:a defeated an English army under King Harold b William took the English throne,and became William the First of England C the tower of London II What are some of the factors in Irish and English history that affect the situation in Northern Ireland today? A Irish had been dominated by English for a long time B the racial and religon differences C a lot of activities such as Home-Rule Bills and Easter-rising in order to gain independence. D The government activities: Bloody Sunday E The IRAs terrorism activities and sine party F The power-sharing Mechanism,the Downing-Street Declaration and the Good Friday Agreement III Discuss the major characteristics and the main content of the British constitution? NO-written constitution Statute law:laws passed by Parliament The common laws:through common practice in the courts Conventions: do not exist legally ,but are regarded as vital to the workings of government IV What kind of institution is the House of Lords?What does it play in British government? Institutions: A It consists of the Lords Spiritual who are the Archbishops and most prominent bishops of the Church of England. B the Lords Temporal:Inherent from their fathersor