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 3. In other words, Great Britain has both a 
monarch and a prime minister, but the United 
States has only a president.
 4. The president of the United States may be of 
a different political party than the majority of 
Congress, whereas the British prime minister is 
the head of the political party that has the most 
seats in Parliament.
 5. While the United States has a written 
constitution, Great Britain has no written 
constitution.
 6. Unlike in the United States, where elections 
are held on a regular schedule, no matter how 
popular or unpopular the government is in Great 
Britain, elections are held whenever the prime 
minister loses a vote of confidence.
 7. The members of the U.S. Senate are elected. 
On the other hand, the members of the British 
House of Lords are appointed or inherit their 
positions.
 8. As you can see, the two systems of government 
differ in several ways even though they are both 
democracies.
Try It Out! 
(page 146)
Answers will vary.
PRACTICE 8: Using Antonyms 
(page 147)
A 
Answers will vary. Possible answers include:
 1. 
small
 2. 
urban
 3. 
disrespect, rudeness
 4. 
distance
 5. 
take
B 
Answers will vary.
Questions for Chapter 7 Expansion 
Reading in Appendix A 
(page 285)
 1. b
 2. a. bridewealth, b. brideservice, c. dowry. The 
basis of the order is frequency of occurrence 
in cultures around the world—from the most 
common to the rarest.
 3. Paragraphs 5 and 6
a. In paragraph 5, the contrast is between a 
newlywed couple’s living separately and a 
couple’s living with one set of parents.
b. In paragraph 6, the contrast is between a 
marriage in which no alliance is created 
between the two families and a marriage in 
which an alliance is created.
 4. The contrast in paragraph 7 is between 
marriages in which gifts are given to the couple 
together and those in which gifts are given to 
the wife or husband separately. Yes, there is a 
contrast signal word: but, the first word of the 
second sentence.