What is the name of the governing body of great britain?
The legislative government of the United Kingdom is a bicameral Parliament comprised of House of Lords (consists of approximately 500 life peers, 92 hereditary peers and 26 clergy) and House of Commons (659 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms unless the House is dissolved earlier). The parliamentary sessions of both the House of Lords and House of Commons are normally held in the Palace of Westminster. The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament. It’s a democratically elected body consisting of 646 members called Members of Parliament (MPs). Each member is elected by and represents an electoral district of Britain known as a constituency. The Prime Minister is an MP, and part of the House of Commons. The House of Commons is where the MPs meet to debate Bills and issues affecting the country. The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament, and here members called ‘Lords’ meet to debate, change Bills and scrutinize the work of the Government. Members of the House of Lords aren’t elected; they either inherit their title or are appointed by the Government or shadow cabinet. The members consist of 2 archbishops and 24 bishops of the Church of England ("Lords Spiritual") and 692 members of the Peerage ("Lords Temporal"). At the moment, the members of the 731 seat House of Lords currently outnumber the members of the 646 seat House of Commons. Both the House of Lords and the House of Commons are situated in the Houses of Parliament in London’s Westminster. The main functions of Parliament are: to pass laws; to provide, by voting for taxation, the means of carrying on the work of government; to scrutinize government policy and administration, including proposals for expenditure; to debate the major issues of the day. Scotland has its own parliament, and Wales an elected Assembly, which sit in Edinburgh and Cardiff respectively. Both Scotland and Wales remain part of the United Kingdom and have continued representation in the Parliament at Westminster in London.
Is Great Britain a country?
If not then why have 3 countries including -Wales -England -Scotland combined in cetain sporting events and not in others. In the Olympics and Rugby League they are Great Britain but in most other sporting events like football, netball, rugby union, squash,cricket, commonwealth games, swimming, hockey ( by which they are called great britain at the Olympics and not in the commonwealth games whilst the world governing body in hockey recognize and rank Scotland, Wales and England separately), and many other sports they are predominately compete as 3 seperate countries. So why do they combine? Are they not competitive enough on the global stage? or is this unfair competition to smaller countries that share a landmass with politically separate borders but compete as a single nation state? Is Great Britain a geographical definition of that island landmass or are they politically separate states? If thats the case then many countries in Europe and else where where many countries share a single landmass with similar governance should be able to compete as a combines team. Like USA combined with Canada to create North America Eastern Europe consisting of Romania, Ukraine , Russia etc Australasia consisting of Nz and Australia. Subcontinent-Sri Lanka, India and Pakistain ...and more..I think that would be fair what do you think. Is Great Britain legal in sporting events such as the olympics and Rugby League despite competing as separate countries in most other sports? or is England just riding the back of Wales and Scotland.
Does Great Britain have a really unitary form of government?
GB does not have a govtThere is no governing body that has England Scotland Wales but excludes Northern IslandEngland has local govt and mps to WestminsterWales and Scotland has local govt, national govt and mps to westminsterNorthern Ireland has mps, local government , and a national govt that I believe does not meet
Is Great Britain a country?
If not then why have 3 countries including -Wales -England -Scotland combined in cetain sporting events and not in others. In the Olympics and Rugby League they are Great Britain but in most other sporting events like football, netball, rugby union, squash,cricket, commonwealth games, swimming, hockey ( by which they are called great britain at the Olympics and not in the commonwealth games whilst the world governing body in hockey recognize and rank Scotland, Wales and England separately), and many other sports they are predominately compete as 3 seperate countries. So why do they combine? Are they not competitive enough on the global stage? or is this unfair competition to smaller countries that share a landmass with politically separate borders but compete as a single nation state? Is Great Britain a geographical definition of that island landmass or are they politically separate states? If thats the case then many countries in Europe and else where where many countries share a single landmass with similar governance should be able to compete as a combines team. Like USA combined with Canada to create North America Eastern Europe consisting of Romania, Ukraine , Russia etc Australasia consisting of Nz and Australia. Subcontinent-Sri Lanka, India and Pakistain ...and more..I think that would be fair what do you think. Is Great Britain legal in sporting events such as the olympics and Rugby League despite competing as separate countries in most other sports? or is England just riding the back of Wales and Scotland.
What decides whether it will be Great Britain, the United Kingdom or the individual countries of England, Scotland and Wales that competes in international sporting events, e.g. The Olympics?
The decision as to how the UK is represented usually comes down to the structure of the event itself. For most uses, we prefer to stand as separate countries (England, Scotland, etc). Particularly in events where participation is either by invite, or by qualifying trials/rounds, this is usually what you'll see (eg, the FIFA World Cup, rugby tournaments, etc).The Olympics in particular have strict rules as to who they consider a country, who can have a National Olympic Committee, etc. In section 30 of the Olympic Charter ( http://www.olympic.org/Documents... ); In the Olympic Charter, the expression “country” means an independent State recognised by the international community.So instead of being able to qualify on merit, or by invite, the political "independent nation" comes into force. With 200+ teams participating, the line has to be drawn somewhere.
Why did the American Colonists break away from Britain?
The following events, while not the only events, may be considered major causes of the conflict that developed between Great Britain and the American colonies resulting in the Americans declaring independence from the Mother Country and the American Revolutionary War. For more detailed information about each event, see the sites listed below. 1. The Colonial wars for Empire, in the 1600-1700s, ending with the French and Indian War (Seven Years War) 1763. 2. The British Policy of Salutary Neglect--failure to enforce the Navigation Laws. 3. The slow but steady erosion of British control over the American Colonies. 4. Pontiac’s Rebellion and the Proclamation of 1763. 5. The Sugar Act of 1764 6. The Stamp Act of 1765 and the Stamp Act Congress in the colonies. 7. Colonial virtual representation versus actual representation in Parliament. 8. The Boston Massacre, 1770. 9. The Gaspee Affair, 1772 10. The Tea Act of 1773 and the Boston Tea Party. 11. The Intolerable (Coercive) Acts, 1774. 12. Meeting of the Continental Congress in 1774. 13. The Battles of Lexington and Concord. The British attempted to increase taxes and custom duties in the colonies following the French and Indian War. The need for more money on the part of the Crown, led to conflicts with the colonials.
Whats the name of the body of laws that govern the church?
Might depend on where you are in the world. Also, are you referring to a church's own laws for governing itself, or to the laws the government applies? The main U.S. government law is that which makes churches tax-exempt: IRC Section 501(c)(3). So I suppose you might be thinking of nonprofit law.
Why does Great Britain sometimes participate in sporting events as one country and other times as four, namely England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?
When some sports, such as association football (’soccer’ in North America) rugby football (to call it by its original name) or cricket, were first invented, they were only played within the United Kingdom, or the constituent parts of it, which became known as the ‘Home Nations’.When the Football Association was established in England, because it was the first of its kind, it didn’t identify itself as English or British, and nor did the Rugby Football Union do the same, so Scotland, Wales and the then unpartitioned Ireland, did the same.The Irish Football Association, despite its name, is now the governing body of football in Northern Ireland, while the Football Association of Ireland is the counterpart in the Republic of Ireland. However, the Irish Rugby Football Union still covers the whole island of Ireland.This also became a feature of the Commonwealth Games, in which the four Home Nations compete separately, as do the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories, although given the British origins of the Commonwealth of Nations, it is more understandable than it is in the FIFA World Cup.Had these sports been invented outside the UK, or the British Empire, there would only be a ‘Great Britain’ or ‘United Kingdom’ team in each of them, and the idea of Scotland having separate teams would be as remote a prospect as Catalonia or Bavaria having separate ones from the rest of Spain or Germany.