- •B 1.The uk of gb and ni, origin, constit.Parts, status
- •B 2. The geographical position of the uk.
- •B5. Scotland.
- •B 7: English bourgeois revolution
- •B8: Bourgeois Revolution (Parliament, documents, democratic trends)
- •B 11. Speak on the role of the monarch in the political life of Great Britain
- •B 12. Speak on the legislative, executive and judicial power in the United Kingdom
- •B 13.History of the British Parliament and its present- day life.
- •B 14. The main political parties of Great Britain.
- •B 15. Speak on the British natural resources, economic districts and economy in general. Great Britain and the European Union.
- •B16. Speak on the population and demographical problems in Great Britain.
- •B 17. Education in Great Britain.
- •B18 Mass media
- •B19 The British traditions and holidays
- •Calendar of special occasions
- •B21 Celtic and Anglo-Saxon invasions
- •B 22 Scandinavian invasions
- •A1. The usa. Geographical Position. Climate. Rich Resources.
- •A2. Population of the usa
- •A7 Slavery
- •A8 Civil War
- •A 11. World War I and the usa. Isolation and Prosperity of the 1920’s. Great Depression.
- •A 12. World War II and the usa. Cold war.
- •A 14. The American system of Government.
- •A 15. The us Congress
- •A 16. The us President
- •A 17 The Federal Judiciary
- •A 18 Political Parties in the usa
- •A19 Elections in the usa
- •Levels of election
- •A 23. New York
- •A 25 Agriculture in the usa.
B 11. Speak on the role of the monarch in the political life of Great Britain
The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, though it does not have a written constitution set out on a single document. A monarch is Head of State. The monarch reigns with the support of Parliament. The Queen summons, prorogues and dissolves Parliament. She normally opens the new session with a speech from the throne which outlines her Goverment’s programme.
Another importsnt role of the Sovereign is appointing the Prime Minister. She is Head of the Church of England; Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. She represents her country abroad; gives her Royal Assent to billes; gives honours such as peerages, knighthoods and medals.
Queen Elizabeth II is not only Queen of the United Kingdom but also Queen of Australia, New Zealand, Grenada, Barbuda, Jamaika, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands. All Commonwealth monarchies and republics acknowledge the Queen as Head of the Commonwealth. In practice, the Queen acts only on the advice of her Ministers. They say that the British Queen reigns but she does not rule.
For a thousand of years england has been united under one sovereign. The first English kings were of the Anglo-Saxon origin. The Norman Conquest gave rise to the first royal dynasty – the Plantagenets. The next were the Tudors. They were followed by the Stuarts, the Royal House of Hanover and the riling House of Windsor. The monarchs come on a purely hereditary principle stipulated by the English laws.
B 12. Speak on the legislative, executive and judicial power in the United Kingdom
Legislative power in Britain is vested withe the British Parliament. It is made up of the Queen in her constitutional role, the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The main functions of it are to pass laws, to vote for taxation, to scrutinize government policy and administration, to debate the major issues of the day. The members of the House of Lords are not elected. The House of Lords consists of about 1000 members ( some by the right of inheritance, some are given life peerage, some are spiritual peers). The members of the House of Lords debate a bill after the House of Commons has passed it. The House of Commons plays the major role in law-making. It consists of members of Parliament, each member represents a county or a borough of the UK. They are elected for five years. The House of Commons is made up of 630 elected members.
The executive power is vested with the Government. It is formed by the party with majority support in the House of Commons. The Queen appoints its leader as Prime Minister. He presides over the Cabinet.
the Crown has always been the historic source of all judicial power in the country ( the courts in the UK are Queen’s courts). The legal system of England and Wales comprises a historic body of conventions known as common law and equity and Parliamentary and European Community legislation.
England, Wales, Scotland and Nothern Ireland all have their own legal systems with differences in law, organization and practice. The law is divided into criminal law and civil law.