1. Political System of UK Lucie Kolářová, 4.A.

2. Basic informations 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

3. The UK Parliament The supreme 1 body of legislatures 2 Third component: The Queen Bicameral 3 : consisting 4 of the House of Commons and the House of Lords Seat 5 : the Palace of Westminster in London

4. Palace of Westminster in London

5. House of Commons 6 The lower house 7 of Parliament Democratically elected body Consisting of 650 members, who usually belong to a political party The Commons have supremacy over the Lords Leader: Andrew Lansley, Conservative; Shadow Leader: Angela Eagle, Labour; Speaker: John Bercow

7. Andrew Lansley, John Bercow

8. House of Lords The upper house 8 of Parliament Independent 9 from the Commons 826 members currently 10 Two types: Lords Temporal and Lords Spiritual Leader: Lord Strathclyde, Conservative; Opposition Leader: Baroness de Royall of Blaisdon, Labour; Lord Speaker: Baroness D´Souza

10. House of Lords

11. Lord Strathclyde

12. British Monarch The Sovereign 11 “His/Her Majesty 12 ” The constitutional monarch of 16 states – Commonwealth The Supreme Governor 13 of the Church of England

13. Elizabeth II

14. Elizabeth Alexandra May Born 21 April 1926 to King George VI and Elizabeth The Queen Mother Coronation 14 : 2 June 1953 Spouse 15 : Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Children: Charles, Anne, Andrew, Edward

17. Prime minister of the UK David William Donald Cameron Prime minister of the United Kingdom First Lord of the Treasury 17 Minister of the Civil Service Leader of the Conservative Party Residence: 10 Downing Street

19. 10 Downing Street

20. 3 Major Political Parties: Conservative Party Labour Party Liberal Democrats

21. Conservative Party Centre-right party Blue Colour Ideology: British unionism, soft euro- scepticism, conservatism 177 000 members, 306 Commons, 217 Lords Leader: David Cameron (Prime Minister) Known members: Margaret Thatcher

23. Labour Party Centre-left party Red colour Social Democracy 193 961 members, 285 Commons, 212 Lords Leader: Ed Miliband (Leader of the Opposition) Known members: Clement Attlee, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown (preceding 18 Prime Minister)

24. Ed Miliband

25. Tony Blair, Gordon Brown

26. Liberal Democrats Radical centre to centre-left party Yellow colour Ideology: liberalism, social liberalism, cultural liberalism) 57 Commons, 79 Lords Leader: Nick Clegg (Deputy 19 Prime Minister)

27. Nick Clegg