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• Baronet [r]: Hereditary honour, higher than a Knight, but lower than a Baron. ^[e]
• Baron [r]: The lowest of the five degrees of peerage, below a Viscount, but above the (non-peerage) hereditary honour of a Baronet. ^[e]
• Bicameral legislature [r]: A legislature divided into two deliberative bodies. ^[e]
• Chancellor of the Exchequer [r]: The head of the department of the British government that administers the public revenue, including the receipt and expenditure of money for public services. ^[e]
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• Government [r]: The system by which a community or nation is controlled and regulated. A government is a person or group of persons who govern a political community or nation. ^[e]
• Henry Brougham [r]: (18 September 1778 - 7 May 1868) British statesman who became Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (1830 - 1834). ^[e]
• Herbert Henry Asquith [r]: 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith (1852-1928); a British Liberal Party politician and Prime Minister (1908-1916). ^[e]
• House of Commons (United Kingdom) [r]: The primary legislative chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ^[e]
• Law of the United States [r]: The system of law as it has evolved under the United States Constitution through laws enacted by Congress and treaties to which the U.S. is a party. ^[e]
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• Leader of the Opposition (UK) [r]: Leader of the largest political party in the UK House of Commons in opposition to the government. ^[e]
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• Margaret Thatcher [r]: The first woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, famous for her free market views and for successfully waging the Falklands War, frequently called the "Iron Lady". ^[e]
• Member of Parliament (UK) [r]: An elected representative in the House of Commons (the lower house of the legislative branch of government in the UK); they represent the public, debate legislation, vote on whether a bill should become law, and serve on various committees. ^[e]
• Parliament of the United Kingdom [r]: The supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom its territories. ^[e]
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