Is the head of the Commonwealth of Nations
THE
GOVERNMENT
The Prime Minister
the
Prime Minister
Is responsible to is the head of government;
Is the leader of the party with the majority seats (мест)
officially
appoints life
peers
chooses
the Cabinet
about 20 ministers;
determines government policies and
chooses
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
(«теневой» кабинет)
the House of Lords
(over 1,100 permanent,
non-elected members;
peers (пэров, лордов)
and life peers)
examines and revises bills
from the House of Commons;
can delay bills for one year
elect
THE
PEOPLE
(all men and women over 18)
F. Выберите правильный вариант:
а The Queen has representative functions.
b. The Queen rules the country in fact.
а. The Parliament represents the legislative branch.
b. The Parliament represents the executive branch.
а. The government represents the legislative organ.
b. The government represents the executive organ.
а. The House of Commons controls the government.
b. The government controls the House of Commons.
a. The Cabinet coordinates the work of the government.
b. The Cabinet makes laws.
G. Ответьте на вопросы:
What is the official name of Britain?
What is the political system of the UK?
Who is the Head of the state?
Does the Queen really govern the country?
What does the legislative branch of the power consist of?
What does the executive branch of power consist of?
What is the third branch of power in Britain?
What does the judiciary branch exercise?
Does it depend on the legislative and executive branches?
Has the UK the constitution?
Who is the Prime-Minister now? What party does he represent?
H. Заполните пропуски в резюме (summary) текста подходящей по смыслу информацией. Перескажите текст:
The text tells about the … system of the UK. It is a constitutional monarchy and … democracy. It means that there is a monarch in the country. But the … has the real power.
The House of Lords and the House of Commons represent the … branch. The Government with the … and the Cabinet represent the executive branch.
The Prime-Minister is a representative of the … party. The second leading party forms … .
The independent power is represented by the … branch. It exercises … .
Section II. Political system of the usa
A. Повторите интернациональные слова за преподавателем и переведите их:
president, presidential
republic, Republicans
Senate, senator
Congress, congressman
population
veto
administration, administrator, administrative
secretary, secretaries
department
specific
B. Прочитайте текст «Политическая система США» и определите значение слова state в каждом случае. Обратите внимание на грамматическую формулу страдательного залога, обозначенного курсивом: