Politics in Britain The political system
The British Political System • Britain is a constitutional monarchy • The monarch is the Head of State • The current monarch is Queen Elizabeth the Second • But the Monarch has no real powers - the role of the monarch is primarily ceremonial
• The monarch is the head of executive body, an integral part of the legislature, the head of the judicial body, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the crown, the head of the Established of England the head of the British Commonwealth of Nations.
Westminster Abbey, located near the Houses of Parliament, is more a historical site than a religious site. Since 1066 every royal coronation, with the exception of Edward V and Edward VIII has taken place in Westminster Abbey.
Magna Carta (1215) • Agreed by King Jones and the barons • Set limits on royal power • Law stating basic civil rights
Habeas Corpus Act (1679) • Guarantees to a person arrested the right to appear in court of justice so that the jury should decide whether he is guilty or not.
The Bill of Rights (1689) • Confirmed certain rights of people; • Decide the succession of the royal family, and a number of constitutional acts, separate laws and agreements
u. K POWe. R legislative PARLIAMEN T The House of Lords executive THE PRIME MINISTER The House of Commons Judicial THE SUPREME COURT
the ho. Use o. F lor. Ds 1000 peers: • “lords spiritual”: the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, and 24 bishops • “life peers”
the ho. Use o. F co. MMons • MP-S are elected by the British public • The House of Commons has 651 seats • The chairman is called speaker
Political Parties • You do not have to belong to a political party to be an MP but most MPs belong to one of the main political parties • Currently the three biggest parties in Britain in terms of MPs: • 1) Labour • 2) Conservatives • 3) Liberal Democrats
Union Jack • British national flag is called "Union Jack". • It symbolises the Union of England, Scotland Ireland dates back from 1801. • The flag is made up of the crosses of the patron saints of: • England (St George's red cross on a white field) • Ireland (St Patrick's red diagonals on a white field) • Scotland (St Andrew's white diagonals on a blue field) • Wales is not represented because when the flag first appeared it was already united with England.
The national floral emblem of England § Tudor Rose was adopted as a national emblem of England around the time of the Wars of the Roses. § The rose is used in a variety of contexts in its use for England's representation. the Royal Coat of Arms the British Twenty Pence coin Tudor Rose
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