Review Questions for A Survey of Major English-Speaking Countries
1.What does “Other countries have a climate; in England we have weather” mean?
2.Define the regime of the UK and the US respectively and list the major features.
3.Define the term “Puritans” and illustrate the role that the Puritans played in
British history.
4.Describe the geographic locations of the UK and the US respectively.
5.Give a brief account of the development of the American Constitution and its
importance in the US politics?
6.Give examples of the famous men of letters in the US.
7.How did people in the 18th century America respond to slavery?
8.How did the three British governing authorities fare through over centuries?
9.How do hurricanes, tornadoes and floods affect the US?
10.How do you understan d “the freedom which teachers have is the most valuable
thing in British education”?
11.How does party politics affect the UK / the US government respectively?
12.How is the separation of powers embodied in the US politics?
13.Illustrate the various aspects of the American people’s character.
14.In which way is the British government formed? What is relationship between the
party that forms the government and the other ones in the Parliament?
15.Is “melting pot” an accurate term in description of the US society?
16.What are “the Old Universities” and “the Redbrick Universities” in Britain?
17.What are fraternities in the US universities?
18.What are names of the five boroughs in New Y ork City?
19.What are the Cabinet and the Shadow Cabinet in Britain?
20.What are the general principles of the American government?
21.What are the major contents of the first ten amendments to the US constitution?
22.What are the major newspapers and magazines in Britain?
23.What are the major political parties in the UK?
24.What are the major racial / ethnic problems in the US?
25.What are the major US / UK newspapers, magazines and TV stations?
26.What changed the British image of being cold and reserved?
27.What characterizes an American car?
28.What constitutes the British / American compulsory education system?
29.What is No. 10 Downing Street?
30.What is the Black Death and what impacts did it bring to Britain?
31.What is the Church of England?
32.What is the Commonwealth of Nations?
33.What is the constitution of the British Parliament?
34.What is the constitution of US Congress?
35.What is the geographic and cultural relationship between Britain and Europe?
36.What is the Great Depression and how did it affect the whole world as well as the
United States of America?
37.What is the Gunpowder Plot?
