Political system of Great Britain

Political system of Great Britain

The royal family

Prince Charles

Prince William

Queen Elizabeth

Princess Diana

The introduction

• Britain is administered from the Palace of Westminister in London (also known as the Houses of Parliament)
• The head of the state is the queen (she opens and closes Parliament.
• In GB there is constitutional (սահմանադրական) monarchy

The House of Commons

• MP-S are elected by the British public
• The House of Commons has 651 seats
• The chairman նախագահ ) is called speaker

The House of Lords

• Members are not elected, they inherit their seats from their fathers
• Members are called life peers (հասակակից)

The Parties

The Labour ( աշխատանքային ) Party

The Conservative ( պահպանողական ) Party

• emerg ed (առաջանալ) at the end of the 19 th century

The Liberal( ազատական ) Democrats

• came to power in 18 th century

• The leader is Tony Blair

• Formed in the late 1980s

• M.Thatcher was deposed ( դադարեցնել ) as leader in 1990

• It returned to power in 1997

• Close relations whit Labour Party

• It is popular among older people

Parliament

Government

Queen Elizabeth

Birth: 4.08.year 1900

Married : 1923

Died :30.03 2002

Elections…

• Are held every five years
• Voting is not compulsory( պարտադիր ) and is from the age of 18
• The party which wins the most seats forms the government

The British flag

It is called Union Jack and it symbolises the union of England. Flag is made up of the crosses of the patron ( հովանավոր )saints of England.

Five last prime ministers since…

• 1974-1976 Harold Wilson Labour
• 1976-1979 James Callaghan Labour
• 1979-1990 Margaret Thatcher Conservative
• 1990-1997 John Major Conservative
• 1997- Tony Blair Labour

The most important ministers…

Responsibility

Minister

• Government spending
• Presents the Budget annually in March
• Lives at 11 Downing street

• Chancellor of the Exchequer (հարկատուի կանցլեր)

11 Downing Street

The home of the Chancellor of the Exchequer

Foreign Secretary

Responsibility

• Relations with other countries

Home Secretary

Responsibility

• Internal relations
• The police
• Law and order
• Law courts

Do you know…

• What is the Cabinet?

The answer…

The Cabinet is a committee ( կոմիտե ) of ministers

Queen Elizabeth II

Real name : Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor

Birth : 21 April 1926 in London

Children : 3 sons, 1 daughter

Summary

• The term “Great Britain” is the expression

for The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

• The head of the state is the Queen
• In GB the Parliament is made up of two chambers( պալատ ): The House of Commons and The House of Lords