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Model: What … kind of State? – What kind of State is Great Britain? – Great Britain is a parliamentary monarchy.

1. the official name of Great Britain;

2. the official titles of the monarch;

3. the full royal title of the monarch;

4. the main function of the British Parliament / the government / the law courts;

5. the two chambers of the British Parliament;

6. the Upper House / Lower House;

7. the Prime Minister;

8. the highest judicial body.

Task 6. Match the two columns.

1. In terms of political set-up, Great Britain is a parliamentary monarchy …

2. According to law, the monarch is the head of the executive, the head of the judiciary …

3. The monarch appoints all important state officials, opens the new session of Parliament, …

4. Power in Great Britain is divided into three branches: …

5. The British Parliament makes laws, the government …

6. The British Parliament consists of …

7. There are 650 members in the House of Commons ...

8. The House of Lords is composed of …

9. The executive branch is vested in …

10. The highest judicial body is the Supreme Court of Judicature …

1 … because the whole country is divided into 650 constituencies.

2. … which contains the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal.

3. … two chambers – the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

4. … but the powers of the King or Queen are limited.

5. … the Prime Minister, who is appointed by the monarch.

6. … the commander-in-chief of all Armed Forces of the Crown and the temporal head of the Established Church of England.

7. … Lords Spiritual, 21 law lords and life peers.

8. … the legislative (Parliament), the executive (the government) and the judicial branch (the law courts).

9. … "executes" laws and the law courts interpret laws.

10. … declares war and makes peace, etc.

Task 7*. Make the table complete.

The uk Political Set-Up

Branch

Members

How chosen

Powers

Legislative

(…)

The House of

Commons

general election

(by election)

… , finance the operation of the government

…

(more than …

hereditary and life peers,

… Archbishops and

… bishops)

sit there because of

…

… as MPs

Executive

…

King’s or Queen’s

…

(as a rule,

a leader of the …)

… the other ministers (about 20) and forms … to administer the laws

…

Supreme Court

(the High Court of Justice and …)

… appointment

…

Ex. 53. a) Read the title of Text C and try to understand what information the text presents. b) Do the below tasks.

Task 1. Look through the text to answer the following questions.

1. Why and for what purpose did the 13 states join together after the War of Independence?

2. What powers did each state reserve to itself? / What powers are usually given to a Federal Government?

3. What system did the three branches establish?

4. Under the Constitution, no member of one branch of government may be a member of either of the two others, may he?

5. By what process can the Congress remove government officials, including the President, from office?

6. What is the difference between the state Constitutions and the Constitution of the United States, if any?