1. Political systems of the Czech Republic and the ESC
The branches of political power
Veronika Vobořilová, V8A

2. Content Introduction The UK: the legislative branch
the executive branch
the judicial branch
The USA: the legislative branch
The Czech Republic: the legislative branch
Summary

3. Introduction
Checks and Balances

4. The legislative branch – the UK
the Parliament – the House of Lords + the House of Commons
the House of Lords – Parliament's upper house , 700 lords – hereditary members, lifetime peers
the House of Commons – Parliament's lower house, 650 members, 5-year terms
debating and passing laws, debating current issues
Wesminster in London
upper/lower house – horní/dolní komora
peer – člen Sněmovny lordů

6. The executive branch – the UK
Her Majesty's Government (HMG)
the Prime Minister and his Cabinet
over 80 ministers
carries out the laws
answerable to the Parliament
carry out – vykovávat answerable – odpovědný

7. The judicial branch – the UK
independent
three distinct systems of laws – English law, Northern Ireland law, Scots law
enforcing the laws
headed by the Supreme Court of the UK
distincs – odlišný enforce – uvést v platnost

8. The legislative branch – the USA
the United States Congress
Senate (100 members, 6-year term) +
House of Representatives (435 members, 2 year-term)
responsible for writing and passing bills
approving treaties, regulating trade and money
a bill – návrh zákona approve - schvalovat

9. The executive branch – the USA
the President – the head of state and military
vice president and the Cabinet
elected for a 4-year term
one of the world's most powerful people

10. The judicial branch – the USA
the U.S. Supreme Court
interprets the meaning of the Constitution
nine judges appoited by the president
Supreme Court justices serve on the Court for life

11. The legislative branch – the CR
the Parliament (two chambres)
the Chamber of Deputies (200 members, 4-year term) +
the Senate (81 members, every two years one third is renewed)
passing laws, signing international treaties
the Chamber of Deputies – Poslanecká sněmovna

12. The executive branch – the CR
the President (the head of state) +
the Government (the Prime Minister, Bohuslav Sobotka)
Cabinet – the Prime Minister and Ministers
the president – elected every five years, Miloš Zeman
enforcing laws made by the Parliament, foreign affairs, defence policy, industry, agriculture, transport etc.

13. Straka Akademy – the seat of the Government

14. The judicial branch – the CR
represented by courts at various levels
the Constitutional Court (rules on constitutional issues) +
the Supreme Court (the highest court of appeals)
applying the law in individual cases
judges serve for an unlimited period of time
the Supreme Court – Nejvyšší soud the Constitutional Court – Nejvyšší správní soud

15. the Supreme Court
the Constitutional Court

16. Summary The UK The USA The CR The legislative branch
the Parliament – the House of Lords, the House of Commons
The United State Congress – the Senate, the House of Representatives
The Parliament – the Chamber of Deputies, the Senate
The executive branch
The British Government – the Prime Minister and his Cabinet
The President
(+ vicepresident, the Cabinet)
The President, the Government
The judicial branch
The Supreme Court of the UK
The U.S. Supreme Court
the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court

17. Sources
Politics of the Czech Republic ranch
Political system of the Czech Republic f_the_czech_republic/index.html
Politics of the United States of America.
Overviews of the UK government
Systems of governemnt otazky.superstudent.cz/materialy/system-of-government