Lesson Two. Parliamentary System
Study
the following vocabulary list: abbreviate
- to make short
be
in favour of - to approve
bill
- special name for the proposal before it becomes law (законопроект)
reign - to rule
sign
- to write one’s name as a signature to a document debate - to
discuss
constituency
- a division of a country that elects a representative to a
parliament (избирательный
округ)
peer
- someone who is from a high social class in the UK and has a title
such as “Lord”
hereditary
peer - a lord who can pass his/her title to his/her children life
peer - a lord whose family cannot keep the title after she/he dies
vote - to show your choice of a person in an election
Read
the texts:
Text 1. The Political System
The
United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy. This means that it has a
monarch as its head of state. But the monarch’s power is limited by
Constitution so that he/she can only reign with the support of
Parliament.
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