1. Thursday, October 18, 2012 Warm-up: Page 139 1. What is the lawmaking body of the United Kingdom? 2. The lawmaking body is composed of ____________and ____________.

2. Parliamentary System of the United Kingdom Pages 139-140

3. Georgia Performance Standard SS6CG5: The student will explain the structure of modern European governments. Common Core Standards L6-8RH7: Integrate visual information in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps with other information in print and digital texts.

4. Executive Office: Prime Minister of the U. K. Prime Minister David Cameron The head of state in a parliamentary system of democracy. Duties: Responsible for running the day-to- day operations of government Heads parliament, the lawmaking body.

5. The United Kingdom’s Parliament Parliamentary System: Type of democratic government where citizens elect Members of Parliament, but MPs select the prime minister not the citizens. Why is the parliamentary system of the UK considered a democratic government?

7. Introduction to Parliament http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbj Ed430EKM&list=PLUlc6mJWeOF8bc rtRY7nk8gcqUp6WWLZ3&index=2&f eature=plpp_video

8. Prime Minister Parliament He is in charge of the day-to-day operations of the government. The Prime Minister can dissolve members of Parliament. Parliament (MPs) selects the Prime Minister. MPs can vote to elect a new Prime Minister. Parliament is elected by the citizens. MPs make laws for the Country.

9. David Cameron and Parliament http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/137 66816/parliament

10. David Cameron London 2012 - Olympics - David Cameron thinks the Olympics will be the greatest show on earth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAO hIa6Eqsw House of Parliament: http://www.youtube.com/user/ukparliam ent?feature=results_main

11. Parliamentary System History In the past, a seat in the House of Lords was passed down through aristocratic families. This was an autocratic government. Today, Lords are elected by the House or are appointed by the monarch.

12. House of Lords House of Commons Elected by the House or appointed by the monarch. Has little power Makes suggestions of ways to improve a bill that is on its way to becoming a law. Elected by the citizens in a general election. 646 members 529 =England 40 = Wales 59 = Scotland 18 = Northern Ireland Controls the budget.

13. House of Parliament http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T oKcEvqXuM&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- wVllfyvGfU&feature=relmfu

14. Prime Minister’s Appointment After the general election, the leader of the political party with the most members in the House of Commons is asked by the queen to become prime minister.

15. Monarch The queen is the official head of state. She is a symbol of the country. Also called “the Crown” Her role is mostly ceremonial. Her role is restricted by the Constitution of the U.K.

16. Scrapbook: How Britain is Government Handout with Facts Scrapbook Paper

17. Citizens of the United Kingdom Citizens have personal freedoms. All citizens are treated equal. All citizens have the following rights: 1. fair trial 2. own property 3. right to security

18. Question: 357 Which representative body of Parliament has the most power? A. Monarch B. Prime Minister C. House of Lords D. House of Commons

19. 357. Answer D. House of Commons Citizens elect the House of Commons! Remember “Common People”

20. Question: 358 To be prime minister, a person must first be elected to which governing body? A. Congress B. Senate C. House of Lords D. House of Commons

21. Answer: 358 D. House of Commons

22. Question: 359 Which part of government is responsible for making the laws for the U.K.? A. Congress B. Monarchy C. Parliament D. High Court

23. Read Question and Answer: 359

24. Children’s Parliament The Children’s Parliament themes are: Who we are Where we live Freedom Health and happiness Feeling safe and being cared for Having our say We work with communities, schools and children’s services providers and with families Our approach is based on the development of open and honest relationships with children, on valuing their worth and their views and on a commitment to creating a space within which they feel safe, challenged and trusted.

25. Project Britain How Britain is governed. http://projectbritain.com/government.h tml

26. Our work is based on: Including all children Making enough time to allow ideas to unfold and deepen Understanding the needs of individual children and groups Using a range of creative arts as a way of exploring and expressing ideas and feelings Creating structure and boundaries and then allowing freedom within these

27. http://www.childrensparliament.org.uk /