The division into two parties grew out the establishment of a Protestant Church of England in the 16th century.Because of a purely religious difference of opinion,the Puritans were separated from the broad body of the Anglican Church.The non Puritan Anglicans were on the side of the King and Church,whose supporters were called by their opponents “Tories”.The Puritans were for Parliament and trade,whose supporters are called by the “Tories”“Whigs”.The Tories and the Whigs were in power by turns for a long time.In 1833,the Tory Party split into two and its name was changed to Conservative.In the 1860s the Whigs became Liberals.Since then,the Liberals and the Conservatives were in office by turns until 1922.They have some different opinions,but were both controlled by the rich.
The working class became more and more unwilling to follow the Conservatives and the Liberals.They wanted to have their own party.So the Labour Party was formed by the trade unions.After 1922,the Labour Party gradually replaced the Liberal Party.
1.What does the underlined word “it”stand for?
A.The two-party system.
B.The state machine.
C.The Parliament.
D.The capitalist state.
2.We can learn from what P.S Tregidgo once said that ________.
A.if there are parties in Britain,none of them will be strong enough to have control in the
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