Political System of the UK. 10th form

Political System Of the UK    (video worksheet)

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1).Fill in the missing words to begin the sentences:

Democracy         Oligarchy           Monarchy                           Dictatorship                Anarchy

There are lots of types of governments, for example:

1………. citizens play a role in decision making

2…………. one person has total power

3…………… a king or a queen inherits power

4…………….. power is in hands  of a few wealthy citizens

5…………… there is no government at all

2).True or False

1.In the UK we have what is called a Constitutional Monarchy. This means we have a monarch but power, real power, now rests with the government and Parliament.

2.The Queen retains some political roles but they are mainly ceremonial duties, without much power.

3.Prime Minister is the Head of  the State.

4. The Queen represents the UK around the world.

5.The Queen also formally approves the appointments of Prime Ministers.

6. The government is divided into 4 sections

3) Fill in the gaps with the missing words:

Cabinet         departments       Lords            government          Queen         of Parliament         Bill          elected     Commons   courts    the Prime Minister

The government is divided into 3 sections:

The Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary. This provides for a separation of powers.

The Executive branch is made up of ……… and their……... It is their job to lead the and propose new legislation or laws.  Before a law is passed in parliament it is called a…….

The next part of government is the Legislature. This is  made of two houses ……….: the House of……… and the House of ……...  Here they discuss , debate, amend and accept or reject the new legislation suggested by the executive.

The House of Commons is made of members of Parliament who are ………. by people. It is their job to decide what legislation gets passed.

The House of Lords is made of peers who are appointed for life by the King or……. on advice from the prime Minister. The third part of government is the Judiciary. It is comprised of the system of ……… that implement the laws that are passed down by the Parliament.

The government is divided into 25 different  ………... Each one is headed by the Minister from the prime Minister’s Cabinet.