Summary
Summary glossary knowledge SCC courses
- Course
- Institution
Summary of 13 pages for the course SCC UK at Fontys
[Show more]
Seller
Follow
shushu1234
Content preview
10voordeleraarProject kennistoets Engels
BEGRIPPENLIJST KENNISBASIS ENGELS VOOR
KENNISTOETS ENGELS
,United Kingdom
3.1.1 Law
Police force - Bobbies
- New Scotland Yard
- Metropolitan Police
Criminal vs civil law - Magistrates’ courts
- Justices of the Peace
- Trial by jury
- Crown Court
- Court of Criminal Appeal
- Central Criminal court
- Old Bailey
- Supreme Court
- Inns of Court
- Solicitor/barrister
- Gowns and wigs
- Queen’s Counsel
- Scotland own legal system
- Crown Prosecution Service
- Common law basis of the legal system of the United Kingdom
3.1.2 Government
Elections - Pairing system
- “First past the post” voting method
- A winner-take-all system
- Labour, Liberal Democrats, Tories
Monarchy - Title “Defender of the Faith"
- Fidei Defensor
- The right to summon and dissolve Parliament
- The right to refuse or approve a bill passed by Parliament
- United Kingdom as a constitutional monarchy
Parliament - Treasury
- 10 Downing Street House of Lords
- Parliament
- Prime minister
- MI5/MI6
3.1.3 Education - State schools and independent schools
- Public school
- Eton Harrow Rugby
- National curriculum for state schools
- Red brick university
- Oxbridge
- General Certificate of Education
- Advanced level exams (A levels)
- General Certificate of Secondary Education
- O levels
- International Baccalaureate
- National Vocational Qualifications
- School uniform
- Compulsory school age
- Free meals in British schools
- Sixth-form college
- College of Further Education
2
, 3.1.4 People
Traditional dialects - Cockneys
- Geordies
Distinctions - Knighthood
Traditional Languages - Gaelic
- Welsh
Famous Britons - Sir Sean Connery
- Sir Winston Churchill
- Robert Burns
- Dylan Thomas
- William Shakespeare (The Globe)
- Geoffrey Chaucer
- Bram Stoker (Whitby)
- Thomas Becket
- Robin Hood
British painters - Turner
- Constable
- Hogarth
- Rossetti
- Hockney
Traditional Food - English trifle
- Yorkshire pudding
- Full English breakfast
- Christmas pudding
- Pork pie
- Steak and kidney pie
- Spotted Dick
- Sunday dinner
- Sunday roast
- Scones
- Victoria sponge
Housing - Council estate
- Terraced houses
- Townhouses
- Semi-detached
Sports - Cricket
- Football
- Tennis
- Horse racing
- Polo
3.2-A History
Landmarks - Hadrian's Wall
- Stonehenge
- Domesday Book
- Sutton Hoo
Ireland - The Troubles
- Northern Ireland nationalists and unionists
-
- The "Good Friday Agreement"
- Roman Catholics vs Protestants
- Potato Famine
- Easter Rising
- Irish Home Rule
- Six counties in Ulster: Province of Northern Ireland
Early Britain - Prehistory
- Iron Age
- Celts
- Druids
- Queen Boudicca (Boadicea)
3
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller shushu1234. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $3.18. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.
Can Stuvia be trusted?
4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)
51683 documents were sold in the last 30 days
Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy study notes for 15 years now