1948-49

HARVARD UNIVERSITY

GOVERNMENT 110

PART I (1 hour)

Take either (a) or (b)

(a) "Socialism is today the prevailing political philosophy in the British Commonwealth. Both in their internal organization, and in their reforms when in power, the Socialist parties are carrying on the democratic tradition." Discuss, in relation to the British Labour Party, and to the Socialist Parties in two of the Dominions.

(b) Can Cabinet Government (as the focal point of the British Parliamentary system) be fitted into the mechanics of a federal state? Define both terms, and their interrelationship in the case of Canada, Australia, and South Africa.

PART II (1 hour)

Take two of the following questions

(a) Discuss the main patterns of government in Britain's colonial empire.

(b) Describe India's evolution toward self government in the years 1919-1947, and the problems connected with its attainment.

(c) What should be the role of the Civil Service in a modern democracy? Use the British experience as the basis for your discussion.

(d) What are the effects of the lack of national and cultural homogeneity upon the working of parliamentary government in Canada and South Africa?

(e) Why was the term "the Commonwealth" substituted at the last Imperial Conference for British Commonwealth or Nations? Is it an effective alliance? Discuss the implications for military and foreign policy of the changed status and their background.

PART III (1 hour)

Identify and explain briefly 6 of the following items

1. The composition and powers of Australia's Senate.

2. The Congress Party.

3. Ireland's External Relations Act (1937).

4. Morley-Minto reforms.

5. The Social Credit Party.

6. The Colonial Development and Welfare Acts (1940 and 1945).

7. The status of Southern Rhodesia.

8. Limitations upon debate in the House of Commons.

9. Colonial Laws Validity Act.

10. The role and functions of the Permanent Secretary of the Treasury.

Final. January, 1949.

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