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Tony Blair Leader of the labour party in GB in 1997. He won in
a landslide of votes. Tried to move the labour party
away from the left and more toward the center.
Responsible for: Bank of England owned by
nongovernment workers, Devolution for Scottland
and Wales, Reducing hereditary peers powers in
the House of Lords, Pressuring public schools for
scholarships, Good Friday Agreement in Norhtern
Ireland
Thomas Hobbs A philosopher that had the idea of stability and
order and didn't wasnt men to be at war with other
men; he emphasized this through the Social
Contract
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Social Contract -the voluntary agreement among individuals by
which, according to any of various theories, as of
Hobbes, Locke, or Rousseau, organized society is
brought into being and invested with the right to
secure mutual protection and welfare or to
regulate the relations among its members.
-an agreement for mutual benefit between an
individual or group and the government or
community as a whole.
Tsar Nicholos II The Tsar of Russia until 1917 when he is pressured to
step down voluntary and the Tsar picked his
brother to be the next Tsar but his brother was not
interested in being a monarch and handed it off the
the Provisional Government who temporarily was
the Duma
Gordon Brown - When Blair resigns from office, the party picks
Gordon Brown as next PM, and he waits until his
final term is up to hold election and he loses to
Cameron in the 2010 election
- This British politician was born in 1951 and served
as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1997 to
2007(Before he got picked to be PM). A member of
Parliament since 1983, successor of Tony Blair.
James II (r. 1685-1688) a Catholic king who greatly angered
Parliament nobles and whose actions led to the
Glorious Revolution
Elizabeth II Queen of England, 1952-Present
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Vladimir Putin/Russian President -Current President of Russia, Head of State,
Role Member of United Russia, Can hold two 6-year
terms, must be 35 years old, Russian Citizen, live in
Russia for 10 years, selected by popular vote
-Major Powers: appoints PM, selects constitutional
court, executive decree: veto power over bills
passed, dissolve parliament and call for new
elections
David Cameron/PM of GB role -Current PM of Great Britain, Member of the
Conservative Party, Head of Government,
Determined by being the leader of the largest
party in HOC
-Major Powers: oversees the operation of the Civil
Service and government agencies, appoints
members of the government, is the principal
government figure in the House of Commons
Vladimir Lenin Founder of the Russian Communist Party, this man
led the November Revolution in 1917 (Bolshevik
Revolution) which established a revolutionary
soviet government based on a union of workers,
peasants, and soldiers.
Margaret Thatcher Right Wing Conservative PM from 1979-1990. She
was a Euroskeptic that stood for: Privitizing public
companies and houses, lowering tax incomes
-Voted out of office because she was a ideology
and would not give in to the people on the poll tax
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