Political system of Great Britain

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1. Political system of Great Britain
2. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and
3. Britain does not have a written constitution,
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5. The monarch serves formally as head of
6. The House of Commons consists of Members
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8. There are few political parties in Britain
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10. The House of Lords comprises about 1,200
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a constitutional monarchy. It means that the sovereign reigns but does not rule.

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Слайд 1Political system of Great Britain

Слайд 2The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is

a constitutional monarchy. It means that the sovereign reigns but

does not rule.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a constitutional monarchy. It means that the

Слайд 3Britain does not have a written constitution, but a set

of laws.
Parliament is the most important authority in Britain. Technically

Parliament is made up of three parts: the Monarch, the House of Lords; and the House of Commons. In reality the House of Commons is the only one of the three which has true power.

Britain does not have a written constitution, but a set of laws.Parliament is the most important authority

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Слайд 5The monarch serves formally as head of state. But the

monarch is expected to be politically neutral and should not

make political decisions.
The present sovereign is Queen Elizabeth II. She was crowned in Westminster Abbey in 1953.

The monarch serves formally as head of state. But the monarch is expected to be politically neutral

Слайд 6The House of Commons consists of Members of Parliament.
There

are 650 of them in the House of Commons.
They

are elected by secret ballot. General elections are held every five years.
The country is divided into 650 constituencies.
All citizens, aged 18 and registered in a constituency, have the right to vote. But voting is not compulsory in Britain.
Only persons convicted of corrupt and certain mentally ill patients don't take part in voting.

The House of Commons consists of Members of Parliament. There are 650 of them in the House

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Слайд 8There are few political parties in Britain thanks to the

British electoral system.
The main ones are: the Conservative Party,

the Labour Party and the Liberal / Social Democratic Alliance.
Each political party puts up one candidate for each constituency. The one who wins the most votes is elected MP for that area.
The party which wins the most seats in Parliament forms the Government. Its leader becomes the Prime Minister. His first job is to choose his Cabinet.
The Prime Minister usually takes policy decisions with the agreement of the Cabinet.

There are few political parties in Britain thanks to the British electoral system. The main ones are:

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Слайд 10The House of Lords comprises about 1,200 peers. It is

presided by the Lord Chancellor. The House of Lords has

no real power. It's in the House of Commons that new bills are introduced and debated.
If the majority of the members are in favour of a bill, it goes to the House of Lords to be debated. The House of Lords has the right to reject a new bill twice.
But after two rejections they are obliged to accept it.
And finally a bill goes to the monarch to be signed. Only then it becomes law.
Local governments are responsible for organizing of education, police and many others.