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I think…

I suppose…

If I got it right…

It seems to me that …

In my opinion …

  1. What type of political system is the UK?

  2. How many states does the Commonwealth include besides the UK?

  3. How many overseas territories does the UK have?

  4. Which countries don’t have a codified constitution?

  5. What is the ultimate legislative authority?

  6. Where does the Parliament meet?

  7. How many houses are there in the British Parliament?

  8. How are the members to the House of Commons elected?

  9. When are general election called?

  10. Who is the Prime Minister?

  11. How is the Cabinet formed?

  12. Who is the present Prime Minister in the country?

  13. How many major political parties are there in the UK?

  14. What are the legislative and executive branches represented by the UK?

15. Complete the sentences using the information of the text.

1. The UK is a … .

2. The Queen is also … .

3. The UK parliamentary government is based on … .

4. The UK does not have … .

5. The Prime Minister … .

6. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet are appointed … .

7. The parliament meets … .

8. The parliament consists of … .

9. Any Bill requires … .

10. General Election is held … .

11. Parliament term is … .

12. The political parties … .

16. Agree or disagree with the following statements using the expressions.

I (quite) agree (with you). I don’t think so.

I think so too. I don’t agree.

Certainly! I think you are mistaken.

  1. The UK is a democratic state.

  2. The head of the state and the Commonwealth is Queen Elizabeth II.

  3. The Crown Dependencies are the lands owned by the monarch and which are the part of the UK.

  4. The UK constitution consists of many written documents, such as statutes, treaties and others.

  5. The Prime Minister is the leader of the party which obtained the majority in the House of Commons.

  6. The Parliament of the UK meets at 10 Downing Street.

  7. The Parliament consists of the members of the House of Commons who are elected every two year.

  8. John Major is the present Prime Minister in the country.

  9. The UK is divided into 646 constituencies for elections.

  10. There are two main political parties in the UK: the Labor party and the Liberal party.

  1. Arrange the sentences according to the text.

  1. The Cabinet and the Prime Minister represent the executive power in the country.

  2. Besides them there are many other parties but they don’t have enough representatives in the House of Commons.

  3. The House of Commons is an elected body for which the UK is divided into 646 constituencies.

  4. The UK is a constitutional monarchy.

  5. There are 3 main political parties in the country: Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrats.

  6. Queen Elizabeth II is the head of the state.

  7. The UK does not have a codified Constitution.

  8. There are three territories known as Crown Dependencies besides 15 Commonwealth countries.

  9. The Prime Minister is the head of the party which has the majority in the House of Commons.

  10. There are two houses in the Parliament of the UK, the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

  11. The Members of Parliament are elected for 5 years.

  12. The government bases on the Westminster System.

  1. Fill in the chart.

Branch

The Legislative Power

The Executive Power

The Judicial Power

Representative

Functions