Listen to the speaker and fill gaps.
What do you think of monarchy as a form of government?
Do you think that monarchy has future?
Do ________________ monarchy in the 21st Century? It’s such a strange idea. ________________ a democratic idea. No one votes for someone to be king or queen. When a prince or princess is born, he or she automatically has ________________. This is not fair. I had to study and work very hard just ________________ job, with not much money. Those in a monarchy are ________________. They never really have to lift a finger. The strange ________________ people ________________ monarchy like their king and queen. Take the United Kingdom, for example. Around 80 per cent of British people support their monarchy. I suppose it’s good for tourism. I wouldn’t ________________ part of a royal family.
British Parliament.
The British Parliament is the oldest in the world. It originated in the 12th century as Witenagemot, the body of wise councilors to consult the King in his policy. The British Parliament consists of the House of Lords and the House of Commons and the Queen as its head.
The Commons is publicly elected. The party with the largest number of members in the Commons forms the government.
Members of the Commons (MPs) debate the big political issues of the day and proposals for new laws. It is one of the key places where government ministers, like the Prime Minister and the Chancellor, and the principal figures of the main political parties, work.
The Commons alone is responsible for making decisions on financial Bills, such as proposed new taxes. The Lords can consider these Bills but cannot block or amend them.
The House of Lords is the second chamber of the UK Parliament, it complements the work of the House of Commons. It makes laws, holds government to account and investigates policy issues. Its membership is mostly appointed and includes experts in many fields.
What is the difference between a life peer and a hereditary peer?
What are civil servants?
Which areas of government do these people deal with: the Chancellor or the Exchequer, the Home Secretary, the Lord Chancellor?
Transform the words to fill the gaps.
MONARCHY - In short, by means of a centralized system of government, the king established an almost absolute ______power.
EXECUTE - President Obama is not shy about advancing _______power in other domains.
PARLIAMENT - He signed the education law in February, but _______needed to draw up separate legislation to implement it.
MINISTER - The Daily Telegraph claims the armed forces are suffering unnecessary cuts, while the ____of Defence sits on a pile of cash.
MEMBER - In 2004 its ______ in that group was permanently renewed.
POLITICS - Supreme Court justices need not be completely ______.
Study the vocabulary
Monarchy [ 
] монархия
to establish / set up a monarchy — установить монархию
to overthrow a monarchy — свергнуть монархию
constitutional monarchy — конституционная монархия
govern [ 
] - править, управлять
government [ 
] - правительство, форма правления, государство
parliament [ 
] - парламент
parliamentarian [ 
] - парламентарий, парламентский
parliamentary [ 
] - парламентарный
arbiter [ 
] – арбитр, власбоботитель, судья
dissolution [ 
] - распад ( государства) , упадок
democracy [ 
] - демократия, власть народа
constitutional democracy — конституционная демократия
parliamentary democracy — парламентская демократия
elect [ 
] - избирать (голосованием), назначать (на должность), делать назначения
election [ 
] - выборы, избирательная кампания
accountability [ 
] - ответственность
Magna Carta – великая хартия вольностей
Represent [ 
] - изображать; представлять (в виде кого-л. / чего-л.), представлять (в качестве кого-л.); показывать (в каком-л. свете); выдавать (за кого-л.), означать; символизировать; олицетворять
Representative [ 
] - образец, образчик, типичный представитель, представитель; делегат; уполномоченный
Legislature [ 
] – законодательная власть
Executive [ 
], [ 
] - исполнительный, принадлежащий к структурам исполнительной власти
Judiciary [ 
] – судебная власть
Judge [ 
] - судья
Scrutiny [ 
] - проверка
Policy [ 
] - политика