The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The British monarchy The British monarchy and a parliamentary and a parliamentary

democracydemocracy

The idea of democracy.

The political system of the UK.

Democracy

Greek demos - “the people”

kratein - “to rule” political system in which the people of a

country rule through any form of government they choose to establish

The word «democracy» is translated from Greek as «the power of people».

What does “democracy” mean ?

All people and authorities follow the constitution.People elect their representatives to rule the country.People do what they want within the framework of

the law.People say what they think.People elect the head of the state directly.People can live in any place they choose.

Can you explain such words as

a monarchy

an absolute monarchy

a parliamentary monarchy

A Monarchy is a form of government in which a monarch, usually a single person, is the head of state.

An absolute monarchy is a monarchical form of government where the king and queen have absolute power over everything.

Parliamentary monarchy - a state headed by a monarch who is not actively involved in policy formation or implementation .

A minister, a cabinet, a department, a constitution, an opposition, a prime Minister, to coordinate, to control [kqn'troul], ceremonial ["serI'mounjql], monarch ['mOnqk], monarchy, democracy, parliament, policy, politician ["pOlI'tIS(q)n], democratic, parliamentary ["pa:lq'ment(q)rI], political

Match the words and their definitions.Match the words and their definitions.Monarchy Parliamentary

monarchy

Absolute monarchy

To become a monarch

To restore a monarchy

Royalty

Royal

a form of government in which the head of state is a monarch

a monarch does what Parliament tells her (him)

the power of a monarch is complete, total without limits

to become a king or queen

to bring back a monarchy

members of royal families (either individually or collectively)

a member of a royal family relating to or suitable for a king or queen

To appoint the Prime MinisterTo determine the policyTo delay the billTo revise the billTo examine the billTo vote (on) the programmeTo draft the programmeTo sign a billTo pass a new lawTo rule the country

To oppose the government policyTo make lawsTo discuss the billTo approve the billTo challenge the billTo give the royal assent

Britain is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch. Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state, but she has no real power. Her role is mostly ceremonial

Who rules the country in fact? The monarch or Parliament?

THE MONARCH

is the official head of state; has mostly representative functions

THE GOVERNMENT

The Prime Ministeris the head of the government; is the leader of the party

with the majority of seats in the House of Commons

The CabinetAbout 20 ministers; determines government policies

Non-Cabinet Ministers

PARLIAMENTThe House of

Commons(about 650 elected MP)makes laws; discusses

political problems

the House of Lords(over 1.100 permanent non-elected members

– peers and life peers)Examines and revises bills from the House of

Commons; can delay bills for one year

THE PEOPLE

(all men and women over 18)

appoints

appoints

chooses

chooses

Is responsible to

elect

MONARCHY is the oldest form of government in the

United Kingdom.

THE MONARCH

Is the official head of state and an integral part of Parliament in her constitutional role; has mostly representative functions; gives the royal assent to the bills passed by the House of Commons (общин) and the House of Lords; is the head of the Commonwealth of Nations

QueenQueen Elizabeth II Elizabeth II

She was born on 21 April, 1926; was married to Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, on 20 November, 1947; ascended the throne on 6 February 1952; and was crowned on 2 June, 1953.

In law, the Queen is the head of the executive, legislature, judiciary, the Commander-in-Chief of all armed forces of the Crown and the head of the Established Church of England. In practice, she has little direct power.

QueenQueen Elizabeth II Elizabeth II

She is one of the She is one of the longest-reigning longest-reigning monarchs in British monarchs in British history She is widely history She is widely respected for the way respected for the way in which she performs in which she performs her duties and is her duties and is generally populargenerally popular

The Queen and the royal family The Queen and the royal family continue to take part continue to take part in many traditional ceremonies.in many traditional ceremonies.

The GovernmentThe Government

The British Government consists of the Prime Minister and other Ministers.

A prime minister is the head of government.

He is the leader of the party with the majority seats in the House of Common

The Prime Minister takes policy decisions with the agreement of his ministers.

The Prime Minister David Cameron

The CabinetThe Cabinet

The Cabinet is the committee at the centre of the British political system and the supreme decision-making body in government.

British Parliament

The main functions of Parliament The main functions of Parliament are:are:

to pass laws; to pass laws; to provide, by voting taxation, the means to provide, by voting taxation, the means

of carrying on the work of government;of carrying on the work of government; to scrutinize government policy and to scrutinize government policy and

administration;administration; to debate the major issues of the day. to debate the major issues of the day.

The Parliament was The Parliament was

formed in formed in 17071707

The House of CommonsThe House of Commons

Meets at the Palace of Meets at the Palace of WestminsterWestminster

MPs in the House of Commons are MPs in the House of Commons are elected for a period of five years elected for a period of five years

The House of LordsThe House of Lords

Great Britain

Political system A parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch

The head of state The Queen

The legislative branch Parliament

The House of Commons

The House of Lords

The executive branch Queen

The Prime Minister

The cabinet

Non-Cabinet Ministers

Britain is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch. Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state, but she has no real power. Her role is mostly ceremonial. And the Queen and the royal family continue to take part in many traditional ceremonies. Her power is limited by Parliament. Parliament comprises the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the Queen in her constitutional role. The center of Parliamentary power is the House of Commons. The House of Commons makes laws, discusses political problems. The party which has majority of the seats in the House of Commons is called the Government.