Whig Supremacy
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Whig Supremacy was a period in early 18th-century British history when the Whig Party dominated politics and government, shaping constitutional monarchy and parliamentary power.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Whig Junto | 1 |
| Whig Supremacy canonical | 1 |
| Whig ascendancy in British politics | 1 |
| Whig supremacy in early Georgian Britain | 1 |
| Whig–Tory rivalry in 18th-century Britain | 1 |
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Target entity: Whig Supremacy Context triple: [Whig Party, inPowerDuring, Whig Supremacy]
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A.
Whig interpretation of history
The Whig interpretation of history is a perspective that portrays the past as a progressive march toward modern liberal democracy, emphasizing inevitable improvement and the triumph of constitutional government and individual liberty.
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B.
Crown-in-Parliament
The Crown-in-Parliament is the constitutional doctrine in the United Kingdom that vests supreme legislative authority jointly in the monarch, the House of Commons, and the House of Lords.
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C.
Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution was the 1688–1689 overthrow of King James II of England that brought William III and Mary II to the throne and established parliamentary supremacy and constitutional monarchy in Britain.
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D.
Era of Good Feelings
The Era of Good Feelings was a period in early 19th-century United States history marked by a sense of national unity, political harmony, and the decline of partisan conflict following the War of 1812.
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E.
Conservative government of the United Kingdom
The Conservative government of the United Kingdom is the administration formed by the right-leaning Conservative Party, historically associated with policies of economic liberalism, traditional social values, and a strong national defense.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Whig Supremacy Target entity description: Whig Supremacy was a period in early 18th-century British history when the Whig Party dominated politics and government, shaping constitutional monarchy and parliamentary power.
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A.
Whig interpretation of history
The Whig interpretation of history is a perspective that portrays the past as a progressive march toward modern liberal democracy, emphasizing inevitable improvement and the triumph of constitutional government and individual liberty.
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B.
Crown-in-Parliament
The Crown-in-Parliament is the constitutional doctrine in the United Kingdom that vests supreme legislative authority jointly in the monarch, the House of Commons, and the House of Lords.
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C.
Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution was the 1688–1689 overthrow of King James II of England that brought William III and Mary II to the throne and established parliamentary supremacy and constitutional monarchy in Britain.
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D.
Era of Good Feelings
The Era of Good Feelings was a period in early 19th-century United States history marked by a sense of national unity, political harmony, and the decline of partisan conflict following the War of 1812.
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E.
Conservative government of the United Kingdom
The Conservative government of the United Kingdom is the administration formed by the right-leaning Conservative Party, historically associated with policies of economic liberalism, traditional social values, and a strong national defense.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
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political era ⓘ |
| characteristic |
development of cabinet government
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dominance of Whig ministers in government ⓘ growth of the office of prime minister ⓘ marginalization of Tory Party ⓘ stability of Hanoverian succession ⓘ strengthening of parliamentary power over the Crown ⓘ use of patronage to control Parliament ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dominantParty | Whig Party ⓘ |
| endTime | 1760 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Reassertion of royal influence under George III ⓘ |
| follows | Rivalry of Whigs and Tories under Queen Anne ⓘ |
| governmentType | parliamentary government ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Act of Settlement 1701
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surface form:
Hanoverian succession of 1714
distrust of Tory Jacobite sympathies ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
entrenchment of Whig oligarchy
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exclusion of many Tories from office ⓘ expansion of fiscal-military state in Britain ⓘ |
| ideology |
British Whig political thought
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surface form:
Whig constitutionalism
parliamentary supremacy ⓘ pro-Hanoverian ⓘ pro-commercial interests ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of British constitutional monarchy
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doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ evolution of the British party system ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Charles Townshend
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surface form:
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
Henry Pelham ⓘ John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville ⓘ
surface form:
John Carteret, Earl Granville
Robert Walpole ⓘ Duke of Newcastle ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle
William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath ⓘ
surface form:
William Pulteney, Earl of Bath
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| locatedIn | Great Britain ⓘ |
| oppositionParty |
Conservative Party (UK)
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surface form:
Tory Party
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| partOf | long 18th century in British history ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Excise Crisis of 1733
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Jacobite rising of 1715 ⓘ
surface form:
Jacobite Rising of 1715
Jacobite rising of 1745 ⓘ
surface form:
Jacobite Rising of 1745
Robert Walpole ⓘ
surface form:
Walpole ministry
War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ
surface form:
War of Jenkins’ Ear
War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
| significantMonarch |
George I of Great Britain
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surface form:
George I
George II of Great Britain ⓘ
surface form:
George II
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| significantPrimeMinister |
Henry Pelham
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John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville ⓘ
surface form:
John Carteret, Earl Granville
Robert Walpole ⓘ Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington ⓘ Duke of Newcastle ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle
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| startTime | 1714 ⓘ |
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