Упр.3 Юнит 2 Урок 1 ГДЗ English Кузовлев 10-11 класс
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy.
- Who rules the country in fact? The monarch or Parliament?
- Look at the scheme below to check if you are right.
THE MONARCH
- is the official head of state and an integral part of Parliament in her constitutional role;
- has mostly representative functions;
- gives the royal assent to the bills passed by the House of Commons and the House of Lords;
- is the head of the Commonwealth of Nations.
THE GOVERNMENT
- the Prime Minister is the head of government;
- is the leader of the party with the majority seats in the House of Commons;
- the Cabinet — about 20 ministers;
- determines government policies and coordinates government departments;
- Non-Cabinet Ministers.
PARLIAMENT
- the House of Commons — about 650 elected MPs (members of Parliament) — makes laws; discusses political problems;
- the Official Opposition — the largest opposition party; forms the Shadow Cabinet;
- the House of Lords — over 1,100 permanent, non-elected members; peers and life peers — examines and revises bills from the House of Commons; can delay bills for one year.
THE PEOPLE (all men and women over 18).
- What functions do the representatives of power perform? Use the scheme on p. 42 to find the correct statement (understanding a scheme).
1. A. The Queen votes on the bills.
B. The Queen signs the bills.2. A. The Queen has mostly representative functions.
B. The Queen rules the country in fact.3. A. The government represents the legislative branch of power.
B. The government represents the executive branch of power.4. A. The Cabinet is responsible for government policies.
B. The Cabinet Ministers revise bills from Parliament.5. A. Parliament represents the legislative branch of power.
B. Parliament represents the executive branch of power.6. A. The House of Commons controls the government.
B. The government controls the House of Commons.7. A. The House of Lords has the power to delay bills for one year.
B. The House of Lords opposes the decisions of the House of Commons.8. A. The Cabinet coordinates the work of the government departments.
B. The Cabinet makes laws. - Do the people elect the Prime Minister directly?
- What does each branch of power and each institution do? (AB Unit 2, ex. 1)
- Which institution exercises the power of the people in Britain? (AB Unit 2, ex. 2)
- The distribution of power between the monarch and Parliament was different at different historical periods. What functions did the monarch and Parliament have at different historical periods? (AB Unit 2, ex. 3)
- There are some mistakes in the information about the British political system. What is wrong? (listening for detail)
1) In fact, Parliament rules the country.
3)
- No, the Queen doesn’t vote on the bills. The Queen signs the bills.
- The Queen has mostly representative functions.
- The government represents the executive branch of power.
- The Cabinet is responsible for government policies.
- Parliament represents the legislative branch of power.
- The House of Commons controls the government.
- The House of Lords has the power to delay bills for one year.
- The Cabinet coordinates the work of the government departments.
4) No, the people do not elect the Prime Minister directly. They elect Members of Parliament, and the Prime Minister is the leader of the party with the majority of seats in the House of Commons.
5) The monarch has mostly representative functions and gives the royal assent to bills. The government, headed by the Prime Minister, carries out executive power and determines government policies. Parliament makes laws: the House of Commons discusses political problems and passes bills, and the House of Lords examines and revises them.
6) The House of Commons exercises the power of the people in Britain.
7) In different historical periods the monarch and Parliament had different powers: sometimes the monarch ruled almost alone, and later Parliament got more power and became the main law-making body.
8) The wrong information is that the Queen votes on the bills and that the government makes laws. In fact, the Queen signs the bills, and Parliament makes laws.
