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• It is often referred to as the Lower House
• MPs elected from the 646 electoral districts of the UK called constituencies
• Majority Party forms the government
Privy Council
• A body of advisor • constitutio -current and former Cabinet Members -Important public figures in Britain and The Commonwealth
The Judiciary
---12 people and not more than two dissenters
• •
---in Scotland ---at least 8 out of 15 members are in favor
Political Parties
• The former two-parties ---Whig Party (Conservative Party) ---Tory Party (Liberal Party)
• Non-white territories
• Mixed territories
The Commonwealth
• The Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting(2 years) • The Commonwealth Ministers' Meeting • The Commonwealth Secretariat • The Commonwealth Foundation • The Commonwealth Day (the 2nd Monday in March)
The United Kindom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Chapter 3
Gorvernment and the Commonwealth
Constitution
• Statutory law(成文法) • laws passed by Parliament • The common laws(判例 法) • Laws established through common practice in the courts • Conventions(习惯法) • Rules and practices regarded as vital to the workings of government
• Labor Party
- trade union, the poor - egalitarian economy -Government responsible for the public service -Nationalization and mixed economy -High taxation
Political Parties
• The Liberal Democrats -the "Middle " party -Liberal Party and the Social Democratic
The Election
• Every 5 years • Candidats of different parties (500 deposite) • The majority party in the House of Commons (over 1/2 of the constituencies) • PM, the head of the Majority party
The Queen
House of Lords
The House of Commons
The Role of the Monarchy Today
• The Continuity and Adaptability of the whole political system and a symbol of British Unity • The source of all government powers
The Court of Appeal
• The Court of Civil Appeal
• The Court of Criminawk.baidu.com Appeal
The House of Lords The Court of Civil Appeal High Court of Justice
The Lord Chancellor
No Written Constitution (Flexibility)
Parliamentary Democracy
• the Legislature
• Division of Powers
• the Executive
• the Judiciary
The Legislature Parliament
Political Parties
• Conservative Party
-Middle and upper-middle class,wealthy working class -free enterprise and privatization of stateowned enterpries -Agaist government intervention -Pragmatism
• Members
Lords Spiritual (Archibishops and prominent bishops) Lords Temporal (Hereditary peers, life peers and Lords of Apeal in Ordinary)
The House of Lords
Thank You
• Head of the Majority party as the Prime Minister
• Duration: 5 years
The House of Commons
• Main functions
1>Law-making 2>Examining the actions of the Government 3>Authorizing taxation and public expenditure

---12 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland ---15 in Scotland ---If the verdict of the jury cannot be unanimous, it must be by a majority ---in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
rights and to promote economic coperation and growth
• Membership: cooperation,consultation and
Mutual assistance
The Commonwealth
• white territories
• 53 countries
The Court of Criminal Appeal High Court of Justice
County Court
County Court
The Judiciary
• the jury consists of ordinary and independent citizens summoned by the court: • • • •
• Main Function ---to examine and revise bills from the House of Commons ---to act in a legal capacity as the highest court of appeal
The House of Commons
The Cabinet
• The Center of the British political system • The supreme decision-making body • Meet weekly on Thursaday morning at 10 Downing Street • Principles: collective responsibility and individual ministerial responsibility
• The head of the Government, the Commander-inchief of the Amy and "Supreme governor"of the Church of England
The House of Lords
• It is referred to as the Upper House
The Commonwealth
• • • • 19th and early 20th century The Independent Movement Balfour Declaration London Declaration
The Commonwealth
• A voluntary association of independent sovereign states • Function: to advocate democracy, human
The Executive
• The Prime Minister
• The Cabinet ministers • Assistants to the ministers
The Prime Minister
• The head of the majority party
• To form a new Cabinet • "First among equals"
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