constution great britain
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Nguyn Th Hoa- General of Parliament
Nguyn Th Tuyt Trinh- Legislature
Nguyn Th Thy- Executive
Trnh Th Trm- Judiciary
Nguyn Th Thy- Elections & Parties
Topic : British Institutions
Main characteristic: unwritten constitution
Based on: statutes and important documents
2 main principles: nobody can declare the activities of Parliament and Parliament can in theory do whatever it wishes.
Legislature
House of Parliament
(Palace of Westminster)
Parliament have 3 separate elements : The Sovereign, House of Commons, House of Lords.
Nowadays, the Queens role is now on formal and the House of Commons has gained supremacy over the House of Lords.
House of Commons
House of Commons Chambers
There are 650 members called MPs
They are elected by the British people
Each MPs has 1 legislative period 5 years.
House of Lords
House of Lords Chambers
There are about 760 members called Peers
They are archbishops, bishops and hereditary who inherit their seats from their father
People with different experiences dont have certain period
Comparison
House of Commons
House of Lords
House of Commons is mainly legislature, is the highest power
The main functions are :
-Through legislation, guidelines and policies on the economy social.
- Responsible for activities of internal and external
- Monitoring the activities of government
The role of house of Lord is limited, just can only delay a Bill from becoming law for a maximum of 12 months.
Lord president can appoint judges and also is Supreme Court chief justice
In practice , they only play a complementary role, advising the House of commons and non-opposition.
Speaker of house commons
John Bercow
(June 2009)
Responsible:
- The Speaker is the chief officer and highest authority of House of Commons and must remain politically impartial all times.
- Also represents the Commons to the monarch, the Lords and other authorities and chairs the House of commons commission
The Lord Speaker
Baroness D'Souza
Responsible : chair any debate , giving advice, must be responsible for security of Lord, speaking in special occasion
Baroness D'Souza is the second Lord Speaker elected on 1 September 2011 by Lords members.
THE EXECUTIVE
Executive body: Prime Minister , Cabinet & Privy Council
Dealing with regularnational and international affair
Making decisions of new policies
Supervising departments of the government
The current PM: David Cameron (1966)
.Title: The Right Honourable
On 11 May 2010 ( at 39)
Appointed by: HM Queen Elizabeth II
Office: 10 Dowing London street
Tenure: depend on Queen decision
Leader of the conservative party
Salary: 142,200 annual
Upon etiement, Most PM are awarded a peerage and a seat in the House of Lord
The Prime Minister
Queen , Prime Minister & Cabinet Ministers
Responsibility of the PM
Appoints members of cabinet & ministers
Call ministers for regular meetings to discuss policies
Oversees the operation of the civil service & Government agencies
Be responsible for failure when one policy is carried out
Weekly appears before the House of commons answering questions
Meet the Queen once a week to inform about political and other issues
Membersof Cabinet
CABINET
CABINET
Are selected from the elected members of House of Commons, House of Lords and by Prime Minister
Includes: Ministers, Non-departmental ministers
Functions of Cabinet
It balances ministers individual duties with their collective responsibility as members of the Government and take the final decisions on all government policy
Cabinet Committees include those dealing with defense and overseas policy, economy policy, home and social affairs , the environment and local government
The Shadow cabinet
TheShadow Cabinetis a feature of theWestminster system of government.
Responsibility:pass criticism on the current government and its respective legislation, as well as offering alternative policies
The Privy Council
Consists of 450 members
Functions: - advise the Monarch
-arrange for the formal handling of documents
The council constitutes of many committees, each has a specific task.
The British Judiciary
The legal system
CRIMINAL
Magistrates Court
Crown Court
Court of appeal
SUPPER
COURT
CIVIL
Country Court
High Court of Justice
Court of appeal
Kind of courts
Civil law
Criminal law
Members of judiciary
Magistrate
Justice
Court of appeal
General elections
Are held at least every five years in the uk
England has not national assembly
A voter : must be a British citizen, a citizen of another Commonwealth country on the Irish Republic, aged 18 or over
A candidate: Anyone over 21 who entitled to vote (except for civil sevants, felons & bankrupts can stand )
ELECTIONS
Ways to voting in an election
Polling station
By post
By proxy
Polling stationopen : 7 a.m - 10 p.m
By post
Anyone aged over 18
Incase you cant get to a polling station
Dont need provide a reason
Need fill in form
By proxy
Anyone aged over 18
Incase you fall ill re you are abroad
Need to provide a reason
Elections in Vietnam
Vietnam has national assembly
Two way to vote :
- Polling station
- By proxy
British political parties
Conservatives party
Was formed by Robert Pell
Date back to the 18th century
Mainly supported by wealthier people
Has lost its popularity since the 1980s
Labour party
Was form by Jame Keir Harie
Roots in the 19th century
Supported by less wealthy group of society
Achievement of well being and opportunity for all members
Public ownership of major industries
Economic planning
In addition , the Green Party has begin to threaten left-of-the centre Liberal Democrats as the nations third party
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