- •Передмова
- •Unit 1 politics. Political science Defining Politics
- •Different Views of Politics
- •Bismarck thought that politics was an academic subject.
- •Politics as the Art of Government
- •What Is Politics?
- •Unit 2 study of politics Approaches to the Study of Politics
- •Traditional Scholarship
- •Social Science and Politics
- •Radical and Postmodernist Criticism
- •Concepts, Models and Theories
- •Unit 3 types of state Politics without the State: Tribal Societies
- •Feudalism
- •States without Nations: Kingdoms
- •States without Nations: Empires
- •Politics between States. Globalization
- •Unit 4 human nature and politics Relationship between Human Nature and Politics
- •Is the State Necessary?
- •Why Should I Obey the State?
- •The Nature of Authority
- •Rights: Natural, Human, Legal
- •Inalienable Rights
- •What are Human Rights?
- •Does Democracy Need the News?
- •Constitutions
- •Uk Constitution
- •Unit 5 political system of the united kingdom and the usa British Constitution
- •Political Party System
- •Major Parties in the uk
- •The Labour Party.
- •8 Draw a similar chart for Ukrainian political parties. Place the parties on the spectrum, match the names of Ukrainian political parties to ideologies. Parliamentary Electoral System
- •The House of Lords
- •The House of Commons
- •Composition of the Government
- •Political System of the United States of America
- •The United States Senate
- •Elections
- •Presidential Elections
- •Primary Elections Explained
- •Unit 6 political systems and regimes Traditional Systems of Classification
- •Regimes of the Modern World
- •Liberal Democracy
- •Economics and Government
- •Areas of Government. Social and Economic Policies
- •Ideology
- •Ideology and Policy
- •Political Spectrum. Role of Government
- •The Old Right: Monarchism
- •Problems with Monarchy
- •The Radical Right: Nazism and Fascism
- •Marxism
- •Leninism and Stalinism
- •Radicalism
- •Radical Theism: Catholic, Protestant and Islamic
- •Ecology as Political Radicalism
- •Feminism as Political Radicalism
- •Liberalism
- •Conservatism. Thatcherism and Neo-Conservatism
- •Defining Democracy
- •Бібліографія
- •Bealey f. The Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science: a User's Guide to Its Terms / Frank Bealey. – London: Wiley-Blackwell, 1999. – 396 p.
- •How Do Human Rights Affect Our Life?
- •Impact Cards
- •Human Rights and Responsibilities
- •Relations between Leninism and Stalinism
8 Draw a similar chart for Ukrainian political parties. Place the parties on the spectrum, match the names of Ukrainian political parties to ideologies. Parliamentary Electoral System
Elections to the House of Commons (parliamentary elections) form the basis of Britain’s democratic system. The Prime Minister is not directly elected by voters, the Prime Minister depends on the support of a majority of his or her fellow elected representatives in the House of Commons. These MPs back the Government because they are members of the party which the Prime Minister leads.
General elections, for all seats in the House of Commons, take place every five years. The decision on when to hold a general election is made by the Prime Minister. The procedure involves the Queen, acting on the Prime Minister’s advice, dissolving Parliament and calling a new Parliament. The Prime Minister usually announces the dissolution of Parliament and explains the reasons for holding the election. Voting takes place within 17 days of the dissolution, not including Saturdays and Sundays and public holidays; election campaigns last for three to four weeks. For elections Britain is divided into 659 constituencies, each constituency returns one member to the House of Commons. Elections are by secret ballot.
British citizens together with citizens of other Commonwealth countries and citizens of the Irish Republic resident in Britain, may vote if they are aged 18 or over, included in the annual register of electors and not subject to any disqualification. British citizens and citizens of other Commonwealth countries, together with citizens of the Irish Republic, may stand for election as MPs if they are aged 21 or over and are not disqualified. Those disqualified include undischarged bankrupts; people sentenced to more than one year’s imprisonment; clergy of the Church of England, Church of Scotland, Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic Church; and peers.
1 Give Ukrainian equivalents for the following words and expressions.
To hold the seat, rival, senior politician, resident, timing, sentenced prisoner, nomination, issue.
2 Translate words and word combinations from Ukrainian into English and use them in your own sentences.
Колега-парламентарій, підтримувати уряд, проводити загальні вибори, передвиборча кампанія, користуватися підтримкою більшості (виборців, населення), мати право голосу, духовенство.
3 Comprehension questions.
Is the head of government in Britain elected by the population?
How often are general elections held in Great Britain?
Who dissolves Parliament? Who announces this decision?
How long is the election campaign?
What are voting qualifications nowadays?
Can an individual nominate himself to stand for Parliament?
4 Translate into English paying attention to the active vocabulary.
З метою проведення виборів Велика Британія розділена на виборчі округи, від кожного з яких обирається один кандидат до палати громад. Постійна парламентська комісія періодично переглядає кордони округів, щоб зберегти їх приблизно однаковими. Вибори проводяться на основі таємного голосування. Пропозиція щодо висунення кандидатури політика на вибори повинна отримати підтримку двох виборців, зареєстрованих у списку виборців даного округу. Крім того, її повинні підписати ще вісім виборців. Кандидат вносить 500 фунтів стерлінгів, які отримує назад у разі, якщо за нього (неї) буде подано 5% і більше голосів.
The Powers of Parliament
The three elements which make up Parliament – the Queen, the House of Lords and the elected House of Commons – are based on different principles. They meet together only on occasions of symbolic significance such as the state opening of Parliament, when the Commons are summoned by the Queen to the House of Lords. The agreement of all three is required for legislation.
The main functions of Parliament are: to pass laws; to provide, by voting taxation, the means of carrying on the work of government; to examine government policy and administration, including proposals for expenditure; and to debate the major political issues of the day. By custom, Parliament is also informed before all important international treaties and agreements are ratified. The making of treaties is a royal prerogative and is not subject to parliamentary approval.
1 Give Ukrainian equivalents for the following words and expressions.
To review the work of administration, to make/amend laws, to meet expenses, emergency, taxation, occasions of symbolic significance, to impose legal restraints, to assert supremacy, to vote taxation, meeting of Parliament.
2 Translate words and word combinations from Ukrainian into English and use them in your own sentences.
Керувати діяльністю уряду, розробляти стратегію діяльності, на вимогу короля / королеви, оплачувати витрати, надавати допомогу, скасувати існуючі традиції, визнавати верховенство, приймати закони, виконувати функції, не підлягати схваленню парламентом, перерва (в роботі парламенту), пропонована програма законодавчих заходів.
3 Complete the sentences.
1. What are the elements of Parliament?
2. What were the functions of the Parliament?
3. When does the Queen meet the Parliament?
4. Does Parliament ratify international treaties?