1. “The King is dead, long live the king!’’
Anzhelika Borodina
a teacher of English
school-gymnasium № 30
Luhans’k

2. We shall try to elucidate:
Does a
constitutional monarchy
in Britain
mean the democracy
or the monarchy?

3. Our teacher asked us questions:
Is the British Parliament a model for all democratic countries or an anachronism? 2. Is political system of Great Britain connected with history, culture and traditions of the country? 3. What political party would you support if you were British?

4. We are going to… study the structure of British Parliament;
compare the two houses;
analyze three branches of power;
characterize the main political parties of Great Britain.

5. Three sections of the Parliament in Britain
The House of
Commons
( elected, 650 MP )
The House of Lords
( not elected, about
1000 peers )
The Monarch
( King or Queen )
reigns, but does
not rule
The Lord
Chancellor
( Speaker of the
House of Lords )
The centre of pomp
and ceremony
( the speech from
the Throne; the
changing of the Guard.
The Speaker
( presiding officer
of the House of
Commons )

6. The House of Commons
The House of Lords
members
total ( elected )
England – 523
Scotland – 72
Wales – 38
Northern Ireland - 17
not elected
2 archbishops
25 bishops
hereditary and life peers
presided over by
The Speaker
The Lord Chancellor
functions
to legislate
can revise Bills sent to it by
the House of Commons but it can
delay a Bill from becoming a law
for 12 months

8. The political Parties in
The Labour Party
The Conservative Party
The Liberal Party
The political Parties in
Britain
The Nationalist Party
The Communist Party
The Green Party

9. Conclusion: The constitutional monarchy demonstrates
stability, democracy and connection with
the history of the country.

10. на тему “The British State Organization “
ТЕСТ З ПРЕДМЕТУ
на тему “The British State Organization “
1. Great Britain is a ____________
a) Democratic Republic b) Federal Union c) Parliamentary monarchy
2. A new Government is formed by the ___________
a) Queen b) Lord Chancellor c) Prime Minister
3.The Speaker of the House of Commons is chosen by the __________
a) Queen b) House of Commons c) House of Lords
4. There are ______ members in the House of Commons.
a) b) c) 450
5.The Act of 1937 limited the number of the Cabinet members to _________
a) b) c) 17
6.Now the Prime Minister of Great Britain is _________________
a) Tony Blair b) Margaret Thatcher c) Gordon Brown
7.The leader of Government Party becomes the _____________
a) Speaker b) Lord Chancellor c) Prime minister