United Kingdom Political System

The United Kingdom is a Monarchy

The British Constitution:
Statutes
Political Conventions
Laws and Customs of Parliament
Common Law

The Official Head of the State is the Monarch (at present Elizabeth the Second).
The full royal title of the Queen: Her Most Excellent Majesty Elizabeth the second by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.

Constitutional Monarchy
Legislative power
Executive power
Judiciary
Parliament
Government

Parliament
The House of Commons
The House of Lords

The Houses of Parliament

The House of Lords meets in a lavishly decorated chamber in the Palace of Westminster.

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Benches in the House of Lords Chamber are coloured red

The House of Lords

The Chairman of the House of Lords is Lord Chancellor who sits on the Woolsack.
The Lord Chancellor wore black and gold robes whilst presiding over the House of Lords.

Functions of the House of Lords
Debate a bill
Delay non-financial bills
or introduce certain types
of bills
Judicial
Works as the
highest and
final Court of
Appeal,
performed by
‘Lords of
Appeal’

House of Commons
650 elected members - MPs
The Labour
Conservatives
Liberal Democrats
356 MPs
62 MPs
198 MPs

How do they introduce a bill?

Every bill has 3 readings
1st reading
No debate allowed
2nd reading
May be a discussion
The bill is sent to
a committee,
which considers
the bill clause-
by-clause,
reports its
proposed
amendments.

The Government:
The Cabinet
Local Government

The Cabinet

LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Functions