The bald eagle. Washington DC George Washington

The Union Jack The Coat of Arms The UK

The Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Elizabeth IIThe Buckingham Palace

The Houses of Parliament.

The House of Commons The House of Lords

The speaker of The vice-speaker of the House of Commons The House of LordsMikel Marteen M. Koks

The legislative power.

880 hereditary peers 26 spiritual peers 270 life peers

650 popular elected members

The official residence of the British Prime Minister is Downing Street,10

Gordon Brown

There are three main parties in Great Britain the Labour Party, The Liberal and the Conservative (the Tories).

The leader of the Conservative (the Tories) The leader of the Liberal party

David Camiron

Gordon Brown

Criminal Court Civil Court

Court of Appeal

(1-3 judges and no jury)

Crown Court(1 judge and

jury)

High Court( 1-3 judges and no

jury)

Country CourtMagistrates’

Court(3 magistrates and no jury)

The Judiciary branch Law Courts 3 law Lords

1.What does the British Parliament consist of? Houses b) palaces Castles d) rooms 2.How many main political parties are there in Great Britain? a) two b) three c) four d) one 3. The British national flag is called: a) King Phillip b)cross and stripes b)St. Andrew c) Union Jack 4.What is the official residence of the British Prime Minister? a)Downing Street,10 b) Downing Street,5 c)Baker Street, 5 c)Wall Street? 10 5.Great Britain is: a) a constitutional monarchy b) a democracy c) an absolute monarchy d) a parliamentary monarchy 

The USA

The flag of the USA.

The President of the USA

Executive Branch Legislative Branch Judicial Branch

PresidentVice President

Cabinet Departments1.State2.Treasury3.Defence4.Justice5.Interior6.Agriculture7.Commerce8.Labor9.Energy10.Health and human services11.Transportation12.Housing and Urban Development13.Education14.Veterans’ Affairs

Congress

House of Representatives(435 membersThe number from each state is determined by the population of the state) SenatePresident of the Senate is the Vice President of the USA(100 members2 from each state)

The Supreme Court( Chief Justice and 8 associate justices)Court of appealsDistrict courtSpecial courts1.Court of Claims2.Territorial courts3.Court of military Appeals4.Customs court5.Court of Customs and Patent Appeal

The USA constitution was written in 1787.

Legislative Executive Judicial

The Constitution

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There are two main parties in the USA. They are the Democratic Party (organized in the 1820th) and the Republican Party (organized in the 1850s).The symbol of the Republican Party is an elephant. The symbol of the Democratic Party is a donkey.

1. What is the symbol of the republican party?

elephant b) horse c) donkey d) mouse

2. Who was the first president of the USA? a) Washington b) Lincoln c) Jefferson d) Kennedy 3. What office does the American president

work? a) square b) light c) oval d) triangular

The USA The UKThe President is the head of the executive branch

The prime minister is the head of the executive branch

The president and the members of the US Congress are elected; The members of the Cabinet are appointed;

The members of the House of Commons are elected;The Prime Minister and the Cabinet are appointed;

The USA The UK

The president is both the head of the State and of government:

The Queen is the official head of the state;The Prime minister is the leader of the government and the leader of the party with the majority seats in the House of Commons;

The Cabinet includes the ministers in charge of major government departments or ministries;

The Cabinet includes the ministers in charge of major government departments or ministries;

The Congress is composed of two houses – the Senate and the House of Representatives;

Parliament is made up of 2 chambers – The House of Commons and the House of Lords:

The Senate has 100 elected members. The House of Representatives has 435 members

The House of common consists of 650 elected MPs. The House of Lords consists of over 1100 permanent non-elected members.

Home task:

1.Школьный англо-русский страноведческий словарь:Авт.-сост. И.М. Ошуркова – М.: Дрофа 2000-192с.

2. УМК «Английский язык 10-11 класс. авторы : В,П, Кузовлев, Н.П. Лапа.

3. УМК «Английский язык 5-6 класс» Т. Клементьева.( карты, символика)

4. Фото взяты из интернета.