Слайд 2Government and Administration
Britain is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch –
Queen Elizabeth II – as head of state.
Слайд 3The History of English Parliament
1066- William of Normandy brought a feudal
system.
1295- was adopted “Model Parliament”
1300-1313 Edward II separated
Parliament into to Houses.
Слайд 41603- Scottish King James VI provoked the Wars of Three Kingdoms.
1649- Charles
I was executed.
1660- Cromwell restored
the monarchy and the
House of Lords.
Слайд 5 Parliament
Parliament was located at Westminster in
London.
Parliament comprises the House of
Commons the House of Lords and the Queen in her Constitutional role
Слайд 6General elections must be held every five years by the secret ballot
and is from the age of 18.
There are 533 English constituencies.
Слайд 7 Government
The government is formed by party with majority support in
the Commons.
The Queen appoints its leader as Prime Minister.
David Kameron
Слайд 8The Prime Minister appoints 20 ministers in the Cabinet.
The second largest party
forms the official Opposition with its own leader and “ shadow cabinet”; The Opposition has a duty to criticise government policies.
The leader of Opposition
Ed Miliband