...... s the House of Commons in the U.K. consist of? 54.Please write any three of the 13 colonies the British established along the east coast of North America between 1607 and 1733. 55.What are the three branches in the U.S. federal government? 56.What dose IBM stand for? 57.On which side did Canada fight during WWⅡ? 58.What kinds of vegetation are suitable for the hot dry climate in Australia? 59.What is partly the reason for New Zealand to have changeable weather and to be often windy? 60.What was the result of growing Irish nationalism in the early decades of the 20th century? III. Explain each of the following terms in English. Write your answer in the corresponding space on the answer sheet in around 40 words.(20 points, 5 points for each) 61.bank holidays 62.constitutional monarchy 63.“No taxation without representation” 64.the U.S. Federal system
...... ...... onarch’s power is limited by Parliament. The UnitedKingdom is a constitutional monarchy: the head of State is a king or a queen. In practice, the Sovereign reigns, but does not rule. The United Kingdom is governed, in the name of the Sovereign, by His or Her majesty’s Government. 63. This was the slogan of the people in the colonies before the War of Independence. They opposed the British policies toward the colonies. By the slogan they declared that, without their representatives taking part in decision-making, they had no obligation to pay taxes. 64. It is a system of government in which has two layers of rule. There is central or federal government for the nation which alone has the power to answer questions that affect the nation as a whole. There are also state and local governments. Each layer of government has separate and distinct powers laid down in the Constitution.