Topic: “Comparing The political system of the Russian Federation, The United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”
the AIMs of the lesson: -development of oral communication skills -the fixing of material of chapter “state and political systems” -promote the use of computer technologies -cultivate tolerance
Make up the words combinations:
to sign
government policy
to rule
laws
to delay
the country
to be elected by
the bills
to make
the people
to appoint
the justices
to impeach
the bills
to give
the President
to approve
the Prime minister
to determine
the royal assent
Check up yourself
to sign
the bills
to rule
the country
to delay
the bills
to be elected by
the people
to make
laws
to appoint
the Prime minister
to impeach
the President
to give
the royal assent
to approve
the justices
to determine
government policy
The theme of our project is
“ Great Britain. Political system”
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a unitary state with a constitutional monarchy.
This means that Great Britain is governed by the Parliament and the King is the Head of State.
There are three branches of power
in Great Britain:
- legislative,
- executive,
- judicial.
The legislative branch of power is exercised by the Houses of Parliament which consists of two chambers:
the House of Commons
the House of Lords
The executive power is exercised by Prime Minister and his Cabinet.
The Government is usually formed by the political party which is supported by the majority in the House of Commons.
The Prime Minister chooses ministers and forms Cabinet.
There are two political parties in Great Britain: the Conservative and the Labor Party.
Rishi Sunak
The judicial branch of power determines common law and is independent of both the legislative and the executive branches.
The UK has three systems of law: English law, Northern Ireland law and Law of Scotland.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has some well known symbols.
They are the British flag, the coat of arms, Westminster Abbey and many others.
The British flag
The coat of arms
DOUBLE-DECKER
BIG BEN
TOWER BRIDGE
The Political system of the USA
The United States of America is a presidential Republic
The head of the state is the President who is elected by the people.
The President must be over 35 years old and must have lived in the USA for at least 14 years.
Joe Biden The 46th president of the USA.
In the USA two main political parties fight for the power: the Democratic Party and Republican Party.
There are 3 branches of power:
legislative
executive
judicial
The legislative branch
The legislative branch of power - the Congress is made up of two parts:
the House of Representatives (435 members), and Senate (100 members-two from each state). The job of the Congress is to make laws. It can also impeach the President.
The executive branch
The president and his Administration represent the executive branch of the federal government. The executive branch puts the country’s laws into effect.
The president can veto a bill, can ask the Congress to declare war, he also appoints the justices to the Supreme Court and do his job according to the Constitution.
The judicial branch
The judicial branch of government is the system of courts.
The Supreme Court is the highest court in the country.
The symbols of the USA
It’s known some symbols of the United States of America: the American flag, the coat of arms - the Bald Eagle and the Statue of Liberty.
Let us introduce our project “Russia.
The political System”
Russia is a presidential republic
The head of state is the President
He is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. He makes treaties, enforces laws, and appoints ministers.
Vladimir Putin
legislative
judicial
The Federal government consists of three branches: legislative, executive and judicial.
The Federal government
executive
Each of them is checked and balanced by the President
The legislative power is vested in the Federal Assembly. It consists of 2 chambers:
The Council of Federation
The State Duma
Each chamber is headed by the Speaker:
the Council of Federation – by Valentina Matviyenko,
the State Duma – by Vyacheslav Volodin
Valentina Matviyenko
Vyacheslav Volodin
A bill becomes a law if it is approved by both chambers and signed by the President.
The executive power in Russia belongs to the Government.
The president appoints it’s head - the Prime minister .
Presently there are four parties that make up the State Duma: United Russia, Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, the Just Russia
M. Mishustin - the Prime minister.
Justice in the Russia
The main law of our country is the Constitution which was adopted in 1993
The national symbol of Russian is a white-blue-red flag, a two-headed eagle-the coat of arms. The Kremlin, a lot of ancient Cathedrals and many others.
Quiz
The first round "The political system of the USA".
- 1) How is the US President elected in America?
- a) by all men and women over 35;
- b) only by white men over 18;
- c) only by white men with property;
- d) by women over 18.
- 2) Does the Congress in the USA consist of:
- a) the House of Commons and Lords;
- b) the Supreme Court and the Federal Assembly;
- c) the House of Representatives and the Senate;
- d) The House of Lords and the Cabinet.
- 3) Who was the first President of the USA?
- a) Theodore Roosevelt;
- b) Benjamin Franklin;
- c) Thomas Jefferson;
- d) George Washington.
- 4) Who is the head of the executive branch in the USA?
- a) the President;
- b) the Vice President;
- c) Minister;
- d) Prime-Minister
- 5) When was the Constitution of the USA written?
- a) in 1787;
- b) in 2000;
- c) in 1914;
- d) in 1945.
- 6) Which institution represents the judicial branch of government?
- a) Congress;
- b) the Senate;
- c) the Supreme Court;
- d) the Cabinet.
- 7) Which officials in the USA are appointed?
- a) Secretaries and federal judges;
- b) secretaries;
- c) federal judges;
- d) members of the House of Representatives.
- The second round "The Political system of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".
- 1) Who is the official head of the state in the UK?
- a) President;
- b) Vice President;
- c) Prime-Minister;
- d) King
- 2) What are the main functions of the House of Lords in the UK?
- a) makes laws;
- b) rules the country;
- c) examines bills;
- d) examines and revises bills.
- 3) Who is the second important person in the Kingdom after the Prime Minister?
- a) King;
- b) Prince Charles;
- c) Speaker;
- d) the elder son of Prince Charles.
- 4) When was a woman appointed Prime Minister for the first time?
- a) in 1979;
- b) in 2014;
- c) in 1899;
- d) in 2000,
- 5)What does the British Parliament consist of?
- a) House of Commons and House of Lords;
- b) Tower of London;
- c)Westminster Abbey;
- d) Buckingham Palace
- 6) What are the duties of the King?
- a) takes part in many traditional ceremonies, in the work of many charities, appoints important state offices.
- b) rules the country in fact;
- c) makes laws;
- d) appoints important state offices.
- 7) What are the duties of the Cabinet?
- a) examines and revises bills;
- b ) determines government policies and coordinates government departments;
- c) makes laws;
- d) discusses political problems.
- The third round "The Political system of the Russian Federation".
- 1.Who guarantees the basic rights of the people?
- a) the President
- b) the Chairman of the Government.
- 2.Who elects the members of the Federal Assembly?
- a) the Federal Government
- b) the people.
- 3.Who appoints the Chairman of the Government?
- a) the President
- b)the Federal Assembly
- 4. Who approves the Chairmen of the Government?
- a) State Duma
- b) the Constitutional Court
- 5.Who elects the President?
- a) the Federal Assembly
- b) the people
- 6.Who can dissolve the Duma?
- a) the President
- b) the Chairman of the Government
- 7.Whom does legislative branch belong to in our country?
- a ) the President
- b) the Federal Assembly
The Russian Federation
The political system
The head of state
The USA
The UK
Legislative Branch of power
Executive Branch of power
Judicial Branch of power
Main political parties
Reflection: what have you done on the lesson? What did you like today? what didn’t you like today? Name 5 words on the lesson what was the most difficult today? what was the easiest? Do you like the home task?