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Although the queen and her family attend many governmental events, their power is significantly less than that of royal family members who came before them. indd 38 5/6/14 12:50 PM A Changing United Kingdom Although Queen Elizabeth has traveled to many countries throughout the world, she doesn’t have a passport. This is because UK passports are issued in the name of Her Majesty. This makes it unnecessary for her to have one. faced, however, the royal family came through the ordeal with the support of their country.

The United Kingdom’s financial situation improved some following the war, although the country borrowed large amounts of money from the US at this time. The UK also aligned itself with the United States and other nations, joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Better known by the acronym NATO, this was a defense alliance made up of countries from both Europe and North America. Unrest in many of the UK’s territories was a common occurrence during the second half of the twentieth century.

P. 49. Chapter 3. The Birth of Parliament 1. Gwilym Dodd, BBC, “The Birth of Parliament,” February 17, 2012. uk/history/british/ middle_ages/birth_of_parliament_01. shtml 2. Ibid. 3. The Washington Post, “The Historical Origins of Impeachment,” 1998. indd 43 5/6/14 12:51 PM FURTHER READING Books D’Ancona, Matthew. In It Together: The Inside Story of the Coalition Government. New York: Viking, 2013. Hill, Duncan, et. , eds. The Royal Family: A Year By Year Chronicle of the House of Windsor. New York: Parragon Books, 2012.

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