Слайд 1 Political system of
Great Britain
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Шабанова А.М.
МОУ Сергиевская СОШ
Слайд 2 God save our gracious Queen,
Long live
our noble Queen,
God save the Queen:
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us:
God save the Queen.
Anthem of Great Britain
Слайд 3 ENGLAND
Is the largest and most populous constituent country
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
85% of the total population of the United Kingdom live there.
Population: 2006 - est.: 50,690,000
(2001 – census: 49,138,831)
Area: 130,395 km²
Слайд 4 ENGLAND
England became a unified state during the 10th century and
takes its name from the Angles — one of a Germanic tribes who settled in the territory during the 5th and 6th centuries.
The capital city of England is London, which is the largest city in the British Isles and largest city in the European Union.
It was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and was the first country in the world to become industrialised.
Слайд 5 ENGLAND
England is home to the Royal Society, which laid the
foundations of modern experimental science.
England was the world's first parliamentary democracy.
The Kingdom of England was a separate state until 1 May 1707, when the Acts of Union resulted in a political union with the Kingdom of Scotland to create the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Слайд 6 Union Jack
British national flag is called "Union Jack".
It
symbolises the Union of England, Scotland and Ireland and 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.
Слайд 8The 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 British Twenty Pence coin
the Royal Coat of Arms
Tudor Rose
Слайд 9 Politics in Britain
The political system
Слайд 10Executive
Legislature
Court
Bureaucracies
Political parties
Interest groups
Domestic economy
Domestic culture
Domestic society
U.S.
France
Germany
Russia
Слайд 11Historical evolution: gradualism
Historical challenges to all industrialized democracies:
Building the nation-state
Defining the
relationship between church and state
Establishing liberal democracy
Dealing with the impact of the industrial revolution
Слайд 12 Monarch versus Parliament
1215: Magna Carta
1500s: the Church
of England
1642-60: Civil War and Restoration
1688: Glorious Revolution
1701: Act of Settlement
royal succession
Early 1700s: emergence of prime minister
Слайд 13Britain 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
Слайд 14The official name of the British government is Her Majesty’s Government
The
Head of Government is the Prime Minister
While the Prime Minister is NOT the Head of State he has many of the powers that a Head of State would have, i.e. declaring war
The present Prime Minister is David Cameron
Слайд 15 Constitution
Unlike most countries, Britain does
not have a single document which serves as its constitution
Britain’s constitution is uncodefied, which means it cannot be found in any single document
Слайд 16The House of Commons
MP-S are elected by the British public
The House
of Commons has 651 seats
The chairman is called speaker
Слайд 17The House of Lords
Members are not elected, they inherit their seats
from their fathers
Members are called life peers
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
Слайд 22 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
Слайд 23 The most important ministers…
Minister
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Responsibility
Government spending
Presents the Budget annually in March
Lives at 11 Downing street
Слайд 25 PMs Since 1945 (with ratings
of top 19 in 20th c., as of 1999)
Winston Churchill (1940 – 1945) (C) #1
Clement Attlee (1945 – 1951 (L) #3
Winston Churchill (1951 – 1955) (C) #1
Sir Anthony Eden (1955 (C) #19
Harold Macmillan 1957 – 1963 (C) #6
Sir Alec Douglas – Home 1963 – 1964 (C) #15
Harold Wilson (1964 – 1970) (L) #10
Edward Heath (1970 – 1974 (C) #11
Harold Wilson (1974 – 1976) (L) #10
James Callaghan (1976 – 1979) (L) #12
Margaret Thatcher ( 1979 – 1990) (C) #5
John Major (1990 – 1997) (C) #17
Tony Blair (1997 -- ) (L)
Слайд 26 Margaret Thatcher
Economic stagflation in 1970s
Neither party was able to manage
economy well
1978-79 “winter of discontent” strikes
Thatcher’s alternative vision
cut taxes, reduce social services
stimulate the private sector
market and “businesslike” methods
Слайд 27 Margaret Thatcher
Served (1979 - 1990) longer without interruption than any
other British prime minister in 20th century
Слайд 29 Welfare state
Even under Thatcher and Major, Britain experienced real
growth in both social services and health care provisions
Слайд 30Margaret Thatcher
1979-1984 government spending actually rose from 39% of GNP to
44% of GNP
1890: 8%
1910: 12%
1920: 26%
1989 survey: less than 1/3 approved of the “Thatcher revolution”
New Labour Party
1997 electoral victory
the largest majority in parliament (419/659) that the Labour Party has ever held
Conservative vote fell to its lowest share since 1832
Tony Blair: “New Labour is a party of ideas and ideals, but not of outdated ideology. What counts is what works.”
Слайд 32 Tony Blair & “Third Way”
“Third way”
alternative to collectivism and Thatcherism:
rejected the historic ties between Labour governments and the trade union movement
reversed the tendency to provide centralized statist solutions to economic and social problem
A vague philosophy to draw support from across the social-economic spectrum.
Слайд 33political parties in the UK today:
The Labour Party - left wing,
their program includes many social reforms and active social politics
The Conservative Party – right wing, they put more emphasis in private enterprise
The Liberals
Social and Liberal Democrats - left of centre
Scottish National Party (SNP)
Sinn Féin - the oldest political movement in Ireland