The Anglo-American World: Political Influence
The British and American political systems have exerted influence through the centuries in three basic ways: through emulation, through colonization and through imposition. Specific cases may have involved a mixture of all three, of course.
Read more in Access to English: Social Studies, pp. 225-229. Then do the tasks in the textbook and on this website.
Textbook Tasks
Going Further
Web resources
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Audio: Democracy (BBC Radio)
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Australia's system of government
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Comparing the American and Australian political systems
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The Canadian political system
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Government: South Africa
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New Zealand's system of government
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The Irish political system
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Short guide to the Indian political system
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The Commonwealth - official site
(commonwealthofnations.org)