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Political. Institutions. of . GREAT BRITAIN. Huey Shih. BRITAIN USES A. Parliamentary System. (No Separation of Powers). (It’s Bicameral). PARLIAMENT. House of Lords. and. HOUSE OF COMMONS. HOUSE OF LORDS. Lords Temporal. Lords Spiritual. Members are not elected By the public.

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  1. Political Institutions of GREAT BRITAIN Huey Shih

  2. BRITAIN USES A Parliamentary System (No Separation of Powers)

  3. (It’s Bicameral) PARLIAMENT House of Lords and HOUSE OF COMMONS

  4. HOUSE OF LORDS Lords Temporal Lords Spiritual Members are not elected By the public

  5. House of Commons Loyal Opposition Majority Party Many smaller parties First Past the Post 650 Members

  6. “First Among Equals” PRIME MINISTER & CABINET Appoints Cabinet members Elected as leader of the majority party David Cameron

  7. The Crown Opens Parliament Meets foreign heads of state Ceremonial Head of State Commander-in-chief Gives royal assent to bills Formally appoints members of the House of Lords

  8. Stable and powerful THE BUREAUCRACY Discretionary power Experts in the field Long term Advise ministers “Oxbridge”

  9. Parliamentary sovereignty THE JUDICIARY Common law Uk supreme court Independent, impartial, and neutral

  10. Political parties labour conservative Liberal democrats Plaid Cymru of Wales alliance Green respect Sinn Fein of Northern Ireland Democratic unionist party Scottish national party

  11. ED David NICK MILLIBAND Cameron clegg

  12. Began in 1906 Labour party Trade unions and socialist groups Loss of 1992 election 1997 to 2010

  13. Conservative party World war II and 1997 Noblesse oblige Traditional wing Thatcherite wing right

  14. Merged liberals and social democrats Liberal democrats Proportional representation Bill of rights Goal: establish strong middle party left

  15. elections “First Past the Post” “Winner Take All” Fixed term parliaments act (2011) Party selects running candidate MP’s don’t have to live in district

  16. Parliamentary System is… The

  17. Common Law is… The

  18. Lords Temporal is… The

  19. First Past the Post is… The

  20. Labour Party is… The

  21. Speaker of the House is… The

  22. Parliamentary Sovereignty is… The

  23. Vote of Confidence is… The

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