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8/8/2019 The British Electoral System

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TH

E British Electoral system


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assiduous/

s

dj

s/; adj hard-working and thorough

Synonyms: productive, hard-working, efficient

Adv assiduousLY

Noun assiduity


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Institute of Directors

A British organization for

company directors that putsforward the opinions of peopleinvolved in business to

politicians and the public.


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civil servant

someone who works for a government

department (drzavni sluzbenik)


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Tax concessions a reduction in the rate of taxes

for some groups of people


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True or false?

1.Parliamentary debatesare the main influence

on the legislation.


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False!

Hidden pressures are moreinfluential.


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2. Some MPs do more for bigbusiness than for their

constituents.3. The most powerful business

organizations approach

ministers directly.


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4. Business is influential partlybecause it is well-organized

and has money.

5. Non-commercial organizationsare getting better atinfluencing MPs.


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6. The public is well informedabout all the different lobbies.


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False! Most lobbying is concealed

from the public.


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The individual can do nothing if

he or she has a grievance.

False! The individual can try toget support from his/her own MP.


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GR

IEVANCE/

ri:v(

)ns/a complaint about being treated in anunfair way

Managers were presented with a longlist of grievances.

have a grievance:

People know who to go to if theyhave a grievance.


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to set the limits of something

Boundary delimitation, or simplydelimitation, is the term used todescribe the drawing ofboundaries, but is most often usedto describe the drawing ofelectoralboundaries

DELIMIT/di:lmt/


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G O V E RN M E N T


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PARLIAMENTARY government

(UK) Government consists of:

Cabinetof

Ministers

Legislature(Parliament)


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The Prime Minister is the

head of the government andthe leader of the majority partyin the House of Commons,

holding office while the partyholds a majority.

The Prime Minister selects

high officials andheads theCabinet.


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Parliament consists of two

chambers:

The House of Commons

The House of Lords


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H

ouse of Lords


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Central lobby


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Central Lobby is situated in the

middle of the Palace ofWestminster and was designedby Charles Barry to form thecrossroads of the building.

Everything to the south of it ispart of the House of Lords, andeverything to the north is part of

theH

ouse of Commons. CentralLobby is octagonal and featuresmosaics of St. George, St. David,St. Andrew and St. Patrick.


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The Lords acts as a revising chamber forlegislation and its work complements thebusiness ofthe Commons.

Members of the House of Lords aremostly appointed by the Queen, a fixednumber are elected internally and a limitednumber ofChurch of England

archbishops and bishops sit in theHouse.


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H

ouse of Lords - chamber


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H

ouse of Commons Chamber


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The House of Commons Chamber wasrebuilt by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott after it

was damagedduring the Second WorldWar. The new Chamber was built in astyle that was in keeping with theChamber that had been destroyed.

There are two sets of green benchesopposite to each other (so thatGovernment and Opposition MPs sitfacing each other), with a table in themiddle and the Speaker's Chair at thenorthern end. The Chamber is actuallyquite small as there is only room for 437MPs to sit down when there are 646 MPsin total


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House of Commons

Chamber: Speaker's table


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MP (member of parliament) MPs are elected from each

constituency (geographical area) tothe House of Commons.

The judiciary is independent but itcannot overrule the Prime Ministeror Parliament.


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The Highest Court consists of agroup of Lords.


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Presidential government

(USA)

The powers ofthe President and thelegislature (Congress) are

separate.

These branches of government are

elected separately.


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The President

Elected for a four-year term andcan appoint or nominate high

officials in government, includingcabinet members (who advise)andfederaljudges.


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The President leads amajority party, usually,but not always,themajority party in

Congress.


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Congress consists of twoHouses:

The Senate

T

heH

ouse ofR

epresentatives


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House of representatives-chamber


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us capitol senate


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Congressmen or women andSenators are elected for fixed

terms.

Thejudiciary is a separate branch. The

Supreme Court, the highest court,can overrule the President andCongress


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