- •S.L.Barkova, d.V.Ivanova, м.М.Тukodova
- •Unit 1 parliament
- •The british parliament
- •In fact...
- •It was a pleasure.
- •Unit 2 monarchy
- •The British Monarchy
- •I’d be much obliged to you if you could spare me a moment and tell me some facts about ...
- •Unit 3 the houses of parliament
- •The house of lords
- •The house of commons
- •Unit 4 elections
- •The election procedure
- •Voting, electoral (2), sovereign (2), election, residence, recommendations, elections, approved, electorate, voters.
- •Unit 5 political parties
- •System of political parties
- •Unit 6 government
- •System of government
- •Unit 7 local government
- •System of local government
- •Unit 8 Government
- •System of Government
- •Unit 9 Organization of the Federal Government
- •President
- •The Executive Branch
- •The Legislative Branch
- •The judicial branch
- •The United States Court system
- •Unit 10 Congress
- •How Congress Decides
- •Unit 11 political Parties
- •System of political parties
- •Unit 12 Local Government
- •System of Local Government
- •Revision
- •Sources
- •Contents The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- •The United States of America
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It was a pleasure.
1) 1. Could you do me a favour and give some information on the British Parliament?
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2) 1. Would you mind telling me if the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is an absolute or constitutional monarchy?
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3) 1. Do you mean to say that the monarch is not Head of State?
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4) 1. From what you say I understand that it is the monarch that power belongs to.
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5) 1. Excuse my interrupting you. Did I get you right? Do you mean that the monarch doesn’t reign at all?
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6) 1. I see. If I remember rightly, there isn’t any constitution in the United Kingdom at all, is there?
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7) 1. Sorry, I didn’t quite get you. I wonder if you’d mind explaining to me what is meant by the term «the United Kingdom constitution»?
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8) 1.Now we know where we are. By the way, do you think there is an advantage of having such a constitutional system?
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9) 1. I’m afraid I’ve taken too much of your time. But I’d be much obliged to you if you could answer some more questions.
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10) 1. Do you by any chance know what principle the British Parliament is based on?
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11) 1. Could you tell me how they exercise this power, please?
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12) 1. I hate to bother you again, but could you mention Parliament’s main functions?
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13) 1. I wonder if you’d mind giving your opinion of the British Parliamentary system?
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14) 1. Thank you, you’ve been very helpful.
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The pleasure was all mine.
1.8. Talking point.
Briefly describe the British Constitution. What advantages and disadvantages do you see in the British constitutional system?
The House of Lords is the only non-elected second chamber among all the democracies in the world, and some people in Britain would like to abolish it. How useful do you think the House of Lords is in Britain today?