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Lukáš Vaňo.   The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland  Constitutional monarchy  Constitution is not written  Parliament of two chambers.

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1 Lukáš Vaňo

2   The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland  Constitutional monarchy  Constitution is not written  Parliament of two chambers  House of Commons - 650  House of Lords - 760  House of Parliament: Palace of Westminster

3   Full name Elizabeth Alexandra Mary  Born 21st April 1926  4 children: Charles, Anna, Andrew and Eduard  Husband Philip, duke of Edinburgh  House of Windsor  Queen of 16 independent states of Commowealth  e.g. The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Belize or Jamaica  Head of the Anglican Church Queen Elizabeth II.

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5   Only the House of Commons  Majority electoral system  Less chance of success for small political parties  Easier creation of majority rule  House of Commons  Last elections 6th May 2010  Next elections 7th May 2015  House of Lords  Appointed by the government  92 hereditary members Elections

6   Conservative Party  307 members in House of Commons  222 members in House of Lords  Labour Party  257 members in House of Commons  216 members in House of Lords  Liberal Democrats  55 members in House of Commons  89 members in House of Lords Political parties

7   Right-wing party  Founded in 1834  Chairman David Cameron  Conservatism  Green conservatism  Euroscepticism  Blue colour Conservative Party

8   Left-wing party  Founded in 1900  Chairman Edward Miliband  Social democracy  Red colour Labour Party

9   Centralist party  The smallest of all 3  Founded in 1988  Chairman Nicholas Clegg  Social liberalism  Market liberalism  Green liberalism  Gold, black and blue colour Liberal Democrats

10   England  Scotland  Northern Ireland  Wales Parts of the United Kingdom

11   130 395 km 2  53 million people  Capital: London  Language: english  Patron Saint: Saint George  Sports: football, rugby, cricket  Interesting places: London, Stonehenge, Shakespeare‘s birthplace England

12   78 772 km 2  5. 1 million people  Capital: Edinburgh  Language: scotch, gaelic or english  Patron Saint: Saint Andrew  Sports: football, golf, rugby  Interesting places: Edinburgh, Loch Ness, Callanish Stones Scotland

13   13 843 km 2  1.8 million people  Capital: Belfast  Formation 3rd May 1921  Language: irish, english  Patron Saint: Saint Patrick  Sports: Hurling, camogie, gaelic fotball  Interesting places: Belfast, Giant‘s Causeway Northern Ireland

14   20 779 km 2  2.9 million people  Capital: Cardiff  Language: welsh, english  Patron Saint: Saint David  Sports: football, rugby  Interesting places: Cardiff castle, Castell Coch, Millennium Stadium Wales

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16   What chambers does the parliament consist of?  Which family members do you know?  What are the three main political parties? Questions

17   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_U nited_Kingdom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_U nited_Kingdom  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_the_Uni ted_Kingdom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_the_Uni ted_Kingdom Resources


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