Government

British CultureHour: M3

Adriana Zúñiga GutiérrezAlejandro Martínez García

Adrian Vega Magaña

What is Parliament?Parliament is where politicians (MPs) meet to decide laws and make decisions for the United Kingdom. It is not the same as the Government (which runs the country). One of the jobs Parliament does is to check that the Government is running the country properly.Parliament is made up of three parts:The QueenThe House of LordsThe House of Commons

Unlike the US, British voters do not choose their Prime Minister (PM). He/she is voted for within their political party.

The leader of the party in power becomes the Prime Minister.

The leader of the political party with the most MPs in the House of Commons is asked by the Queen to become Prime Minister and to form a government that will manage the country. 

The House of Commons

The House of Commons has 659 members who have been elected by local residents to represent an area of the country in Parliament. The members are called MPs (Members of Parliament).

The Commons is the most important place for discussing policies and making laws.

The House of Lords

The House of Lords is made up of people who have inherited family titles and those who have been given titles because of their outstanding work in one field or another. There are 675 members of the Lords.

The main job of the House of Lords is to 'double check' new laws to make sure they are fair and will work.

The main Political Parties

There are three major political parties, in the House of Commons:Labour: The Labour Party believes that political action is central to the achievement of a fair society.

Conservative: guide, inspire and co-ordinate the work of the party throughout the country, to advise and assist Associations and to provide such services.

Liberal Democrats: Has responsibilities for the organization of local parties, resolution of disputes between regional parties, selection of English representatives to federal bodies and establishing the rules for selection of party candidates.

 

The reason because british people think those things are important

The Parliament is the equivalent to congress. It is the main democratic system in the average democratic government. So it’s important to the British people because the parliament are the ones that make the laws and all the political decisions, also the parliament can limit the power of the monarch, so the Queen doesn’t become a tyrant.

The British citizens know that the Prime Minister is very important because he is a Member of the Parliament and head of the government. He is responsible for choosing the other members of the government. He answers questions every Wednesday in the House of Commons, and the questions can come from any member of the parliament and on any subject.

The British people usually prefer the House of Commons, because in there are the elected Members of the Parliament, so it's more legitimate. The House of Lords is made up of people who have inherited family titles, also simply amends and delays legislation.

•Our opinion its about the power of the queen, that if she doesn’t’ decide about making the law, and eighter applying for real life (I mean taking part of the law) she can spend the money of the country.However, she wasn’t choose by the people, but she was prepared for do what she does with education.