III Заполните пропуски подходящими по смыслу словами

II Прочтите и переведите текст.

The Political System of Great Britain

TOPIC 8

I Прочтите и запомните следующие слова и выражения:

constitutional monarchy – конституционная монархия

monarch – монарх, правитель

to be limited – быть ограниченным

to reign – царствовать, править, господствовать

to rule – управлять, руководить, господствовать

supreme Legislation Authority – высшая законодательная власть

Parliament – парламент

chamber – палата

the House of Lords – палата лордов

the House of Commons – палата общин

government – правительство

majority support – поддержка большинства

the Prime Minister – премьер-министр

to appoint – назначать

exercise of power – осуществление власти

to be dissatisfied with - быть недовольным чем-либо

vice versa – наоборот

The U.K. is a constitutional monarchy or a parliamentary democracy. There is a monarch at the head of the State (at present – Queen Elizabeth II) whose powers are limited by the constitution. In practice, the Queen reigns but doesn’t rule. Everything she does is done on the advice of her ministers.

The supreme Legislation Authority in the U.K. belongs to the Queen and Parliament. The British Parliament consists of two chambers: the House of Lords and the House of Commons, together with the Queen in her constitutional role. Today the center of parliamentary power is in the Commons.

The Government is formed by the party, which has majority support in the Commons. The head of the Government is the Prime Minister. He is appointed by the Queen. And he is usually the leader of the party having the majority in the House of Commons. He chooses the number of ministers, including 20 or so in the Cabinet.

The second largest party traditionally forms the official Opposition with its own leader and “shadow cabinet”.

At present there are 5 main political parties in Great Britain: the Conservative Party, the Labour Party, the Liberal, the Social Democratic, the Communist Party. But actually only the Conservative and the Labour Parties take turns at the exercise of power. The two-party system means that if one is dissatisfied with the Government, one votes for the Opposition, and vice versa.

queen supreme Legislation Authority chambers

political parties monarch constitution

1. The powers of the … are limited by the …. 2. The … in the U.K. belongs to the Queen and Parliament. 3. The Prime Minister is appointed by the …. 4. There are 5 main … in Great Britain. 5. The British Parliament consists of two ….

IV Ответьте на вопросы:

1. What are the powers of the monarch limited by? 2. Does the British Parliament consist of three chambers: the House of Lords, the House of Representatives and the House of Commons? 3. Today the center of parliamentary power is in the Commons, isn’t it? 4. What party is the Government formed by? 5. Who is the head of the Government? 6. What is the official Opposition? 7. What does the two-party system in Great Britain mean?

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