Ten things the Queen could do by using the royal prerogative

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TASK 2. Turn the following nouns into adjectives.

constitution administration

ceremony empire

politics royalty

TASK 3. Complete the following text with the words and expressions from the box and translate them into Russian

cabinet; alliance; coalition; majority;

right-wing; prime minister; split; left-wing; opposition; one-party states.

In most countries, except (a) political parties. The one with the (b)

____, there are several different

____of seats normally forms the

government, and the parties which are against the government are called

(c)_______. Sometimes no single party wins enough seats, and several

parties must combine together in a (d)_______to form a government. The

principal ministers in the government from a group are called the

(e)_______. The leader of this group, and of the government, is the

(f)________. Of course, there are many different kinds of parties and

governments. A socialist or communist party is often described as

. A conservative party on the other hand, is usually said to be. Political situations are always changing. Sometimes in a party

(g)____

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or between two parties there is a big argument or deep difference of opinion.

This is called a (i)_________. When, on the other hand, two parties work

together, this is sometimes called an (j)________.

TASK 4 Explain the difference between

(a) pro- and anti-

(b) an election and a referendum

TASK 5. Complete the following sentences with the words from the box.

with;

for;

against;

in;

between

(a) I voted________

(b) Put your voting papers

the Liberal candidate.

________the ballot box.

the socialists.

(c) He's very right-wing, so he's_____

(d) She belongs________the Communist Party.

(e) The Liberals formed an alliance________the Social Democrats.

(f) There's a split

(g) There's a split

the two parties. _the party.

TASK 6. Complete the following text with the words and expressions from the box.

proportional representation; Member of Parliament; call an election; House of Commons; stand for election; General Election;

polling day; canvassing; secret ballot; constituents; constituencies; polling stations

by-election; eligible; campaigns; turn-out.

Middleford. Election Result. No. of registered voters: 100,000

Mr G. Smith (Labour) Mrs R. Green (Conservative) Miss L. Jones (Independent) Mr W. Woods (Communist)

30,000 votes 25,000 votes 10,000 votes 5,000 votes

A (a)______has just taken place all over the United Kingdom. These

must take place every five years unless the Prime Minister decides to

(b)_______earlier. Above is the result in Middleford, one of the

approximately 650 (c)_______into which the country is divided for this

purpose. (d)________was last Thursday, when the election

(e)_______and door-to-door (f)_______stopped and the people of

Middleford went to the (g)_______to make their choice, in a

(h).

(i)

0).

(k).

(1)

____________ ---- —-" «•Aivyxuv, in a

_, from the four candidates (anyone over the age of 21 can

__. Voting is not compulsory and the number of people

to vote in Middleford (everyone over 18) was 100,000, so the

was 70 per cent. Now Mr Smith will become the

_____for Middleford, which means he will represent the people of

Middleford in the (m)________in London. If he should die or be forced to

give up his seat, the people of Middleford will have to vote again, in a

(n)______to replace him. It is a very simple system and Mr Smith will try

to represent all his (o)_______fairly, whether they voted for him or not.

However, the fact remains that most voters in Middleford voted for candidates (and parties) other than Mr. Smith, and their votes are now lost. It is seats which are important in Parliament, not votes, and it is easy to see why smaller parties

would like a system of (p)_______, in which the number of votes they won

was reflected in the number of seats they received in Parliament.

Just for Fun

Here are some more facts about the Queen and her family.

The Queen meets thousands of people every year. She has to shake hands with each of them, and she has to find something interesting to say. If you meet the Queen you should call her "Your Majesty", then "Ma'am". The other Princes and Princesses are "Your Highness", then "Sir" or "Madam". When she wants to end a conversation, she takes a half step backwards, smiling broadly, then moves on.

Here are some favourite royal conversation starters.

1. "How long have you been waiting?" (The Queen).

2. "What exactly are you doing?" (Prince Charles).

3. "How long have you been working here?" (Princess Anne).

4. "Keep you busy, do they?" (Prince Charles).

5. "What's your job?" (Prince Philip).

At the reply: "I'm a postman," he will say "Oh, you're a postman, are you?"

6. "Where have you come from?" (The Queen).

7. "Pay you enough, do they?" (Prince Charles).

8. "Have you done this sort of thing before?" (Princess Anne).

How would you start a conversation with Her Majesty?

1. Dismiss the Government.

2. Declare war.

3. Disband the Army.

4. Sell all the ships in the Navy.

5. Dismiss the Civil Service.

6. Give territory away to a foreign power.

7. Make everyone a peer.

8. Declare a State of Emergency.

9. Pardon all offenders.

10. Create universities in every parish in the United Kingdom.

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