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INTRODUCTION
Country name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
UK is a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system
In fact, it is a parliamentary monarchy
THE UK PARLIAMENT
The supreme body of legislatures Bicameral, consisting of the House of
Commons and the House of Lords Third component is the Queen Both Commons and Lords meet in the
Palace of Westminster in London The quasi-official emblem of the Houses
of Parliament is a crowned portcullis There also exists a devolved Scottish
Parliament and devolved Assemblies in Wales and Northern Ireland
HOUSE OF COMMONS
The full title: The Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled
The lower house of Parliament A democratically elected body,
consisting of 650 members (known as MPs), who usually belong to a political party
HOUSE OF COMMONS
They can force a Prime Minister to resign or call elections by passing a Motion of No Confidence
Controversial and money bills originate here
The Commons have supremacy over the Lords
HOUSE OF COMMONS
Speaker: John Bercow
Leader: Sir George Young, Conservative
Shadow Leader: Angela Eagle, Labour
HOUSE OF LORDS
The upper house of Parliament Independent from the Commons Together with the Commons, they share
responsibility for making laws and checking government action
The Lord‘s veto may be overridden by the Commons
826 members currently
HOUSE OF LORDS
Two different types of membership Lords Temporal – secular members
coming from barons and baronesses, mostly life peers (only 90 hereditary), appointed by the Sovereign on the advice of a Prime Minister
Lords Spiritual – represent the Church of England and the Five Ancient Sees – currently 24 bishops of 26
HOUSE OF LORDS
Lord Speaker: Baroness D‘Souza
Leader: Lord Strathclyde, Conservative
Opposition Leader: Baroness de Royall of Blaisdon, Labour
BRITISH MONARCH
The Sovereign; "His/Her Majesty" The constitutional monarch of 16
sovereign states – Commonwealth realms
The Supreme Governor of the Church of England
The Monarch takes little direct part in the Government
SOME OF DOMESTIC POWERS OF THE MONARCH The power to dismiss and appoint a
Prime Minister The power to dismiss and appoint other
ministers The power to summon, prorogue and
dissolve Parliament The power to commission officers in the
Armed Forces The power to grant honours
FOREIGN POWERS OF THE MONARCH The power to ratify and make treaties The power to declare War and Peace The power to deploy the Armed Forces
overseas The power to recognize states The power to credit and receive
diplomats
ELIZABETH II
Elizabeth Alexandra May
Born 21 April 1926 to King George IV and to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Coronation: 2 June 1953
Spouse: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
ELIZABETH II - ISSUE
Charles, Prince of Wales
Anne, Princess Royal
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
ELECTIONS
Five types of elections in the UK Held on Election Day – Thursday General elections – must be called within
five years of the opening of Parliament Each constituency in the UK elects one
MP by the first-past-the-post system Both voters and candidates on MPs must
be over 18 years old
GENERAL ELECTIONS 2010
Were held on Thursday 6 May 2010 to elect members of the House of Commons
Took place in 650 constituencies No party gained 326 seats needed to
have a majority in Parliament The Conservatives (306 seats, 1st) made
a coalition with the Liberal Democrats (57 seats, 3rd)
The Labour Party (258 seats, 2nd) became the Official Opposition
CONSERVATIVE PARTY
Formally Conservative and Unionists Party Centre-right party, blue colour Emerged in 1834 of the Tory Party Ideology: British unionism, soft
eurosceptism, conservatism 177,000 members 306 Commons, 217 Lords Known members: M. Thatcher, J. Major
CONSERVATIVE PARTY
Leader: David Cameron (Prime Minister)
Co-chairman: Andrew Feldman and Sayeeda Warsi
LABOUR PARTY
Founded 1900 Centre-left party, red colours Ideology: Social Democracy 193,961 members 258 Commons, 212 Lords Known members: Clement Attlee, Tony
Blair, Gordon Brown (preceding Prime Minister)
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS
Founded 2 March 1988 Radical centre to centre-left party,
yellow colours Ideology: liberalism, social liberalism,
cultural liberalism 57 Commons, 79 Lords
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS
Leader: Nick Clegg (Deputy Prime Minister)
Deputy Leader: Simon Hughes
President: Tim Farron
ENGLAND – BASIC INFO
Capital: London (largest city) Area: 130,395 km2
Population: 51,446,000 (2008 estimated)
Language: English (official), Cornish Ethnic groups: 82,8% British, 2,7%
Indian, 1,9% Pakistani, 1,5% African Currency: Pound sterling (GBP)
SCOTLAND
Scottish Gaelic name: Alba Capital: Edinburgh Area: 78,387 km2
Population: 5,222,100 (2010 est.) Language: English (official), Scottish
Gaelic, Scots Ethnic groups: 89% Scottish, 7%
English, Irish, Welsh Currency: Pound sterling (GBP)
EDINBURGH
Scottish Gaelic name: Dùn Èideann Population: 486,120 The second largest city after Glasgow Seat of the Scottish Parliament One of the historical centres of the
Enlightenment "Athens of the North" University of Edinburgh
WALES
Welsh name: Cymru Capital: Cardiff (largest city) Area: 20,799 km2
Population: 3,006,400 (2010 est.) Language: English (official), Cornish Ethnic groups: 75,4% Welsh, 20%
English, 0,8% Scottish Currency: Pound sterling (GBP)
CARDIFF
Welsh name: Caerdydd Population: 341,054 Seat of the National Assembly for Wales Base of most national cultural and
sporting institutions Part of the Eurocities network An important port
NORTHERN IRELAND
Irish name: Tuaisceart Éireann, Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann
Capital: Belfast (largest city) Area: 13,843 km2
Population: 1,789,000 (2009 est.) Language: English, Irish, Ulster Scots Ethnic groups: N. I. 91%, other UK 7% Currency: Pound sterling (GBP)
BELFAST
Irish: Béal Feirste Population: 267,500 Seat of the devolved government and
legislative Northern Ireland Assembly Major seaport Two airports Rope-making and shipbuilding centre
QUESTIONS
What is the emblem of the Houses of Parliament?
What types of membership are in the House of Lords?
On which day are the elections held? Name some present or former
representatives of Conservative Party. Name some descendants of Elizabeth II
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