1、The Government of The U. K.,Unit 3,Contents:,1. A brief introduction 2. Monarchy 3. The Parliament 4. the Prime Minister and Cabinet 5. The British Government Today,A brief introduction:,The UK still keeps an old fashioned government established on the basis of constitutional monarchy:,Constitutiona
2、l Monarchy:,The head of the state is a king or queen. In practice, the country is governed, in the name of the Sovereign, but by His or Her Majestys Government.,The Monarchy,1. History of the Monarchy 2. the present Sovereign is Queen Elizabeth II, daughter of George , who ascended the throne in 195
3、2 and was crowned in 1953. her eldest son-Prince Charles- is the heir to the throne. 3. Power of the Queen,Queen Elizabeth II,Queen Elizabeth II,Queen Elizabeth II,Queen Elizabeth II,Queen Elizabeth II,Queen Elizabeth II,The power of the Queen,The power of the queen is nowhere defined as Britain has
4、 no written constitution and many of the rules that govern the system are customs or conventions.Theoretically the Queen has all the power: 1. she is the head of the executive branch of government and gives effect to all laws; 2. she may pardon criminal offenses and cancel punishments;,The power of
5、the Queen,3. she is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces; 4. She is the temporal head of the Church of England; 5. She also confers all titles of rank and appoints judges, officers of the armed forces, governors, bishops and diplomats; 6. She has the power to conclude treaties, to declare war
6、upon and make peace with other nations.,Parliament,Parliament is the supreme legislative authority, consists of:the House of Lords the House of Commons,The House of Parliament,The House of Lords,The House of Lords comprises hereditary and life peers , with the Lord chancellor as the President of the
7、 House.,The Lord Chancellor,The Lord chancellor is the President of the House of Lords. At present, there are over 1,000 peers who have the right to attend the debates, vote and propose bills and ask questions of government ministers, but not5 many of them actually use their power.,The House of Comm
8、ons,The House of Commons consists of 651 members elected from the countrys 651 constituencies, with Mr. Speaker as the chairman in debates.,Mr. Speaker,The Speaker is elected by a vote of the House at the beginning of each new Parliament to preside over the House and enforce the rule of order. He ha
9、s more powers than the Lord Chancellor and rank only next to the Prime Minister.,Prime Minister and the Cabinet,The birth of the Prime Minister Cabinet,The Prime Minister,Cabinet,The Cabinet is composed of the heads of themost important departments. It is the Prime Minister who decides which ministe
10、r will be included. The Cabinet meets regularly, usually once a week, in one of the rooms in the Prime Ministers official residence, No. 10 Downing street.,No. 10 Downing Street,No. 10 Downing Street,The British Government Today,The Constitution Parliament The Role of the Monarchy Today The House of Lords and the House of Commons,The British Government Today,
