POLITICAL SYSTEMS I.

UK

Let´s start!UK is a constitutional monarchy, but…Magna Charta 1215Bill of Rights 1689Act of Union 1707

EXECUTIVE POWER

Queen Elizabeth II (The Sovereign)

The GovernmentPrime Minister – The Cabinet- Scottish Government- Welsh Assembly Government- Northern Ireland Executive

THE PARLIAMENTHouse of Commons:

650 members650 constituenciesGeneral ElectionFirst Past the Post Electoral system

HM Government vs. HM Opposition

Conservative: 304Labour: 254Liberal Democrats: 57Democratic Unionist Party: 8Scottish National Party: 6 Sinn Feinn: -5 Plaid Cymru: 3SDLP: 3Independent: 2Alliance: 1Green: 1 Respect: 1

House of Lords

764 memberslife peersLords SpiritualLords Temporal

HM GovernmentHM OppositionCrossbenchers

SOME FUNNY STUFF…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpiCuSW3lrE

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