unit 3 (British and American Studies)英美文化 教学课件.pptVIP

* Politics and Law Unit 3 Political Parties Elections Legal Profession Justice and Law Court Britain Britain Britain Britain Britain Unit 3 Politics and Law Direction In this unit, we will look at major parties in Britain and the procedure of electing British leaders. Moreover, we will see how the British define ‘justice’ by inspecting the structure and principles of their legal system. Think and answer the following questions: How is the word ‘democracy’ interpreted through British ‘Party Politics’? 1. Compared with written constitution, what are the superiorities of ‘common law’? 2. 1.1.1 Party politics major Political Parties in Britain Unit 3 1.1 Political Parties In the United Kingdom, politics is under the control of political parties, and this is known as ____________. Party Politics Party Politics British government is produced through contest between two major political parties every five years. British voters consider the transfer between parties as a effective way of making government more ___________to their demands. responsive Politics and Law 1.1.1 Party politics major Political Parties in Britain Unit 3 Wales 1.1 Political Parties There are now _________ main parties in Britain, though only two of these have a real chance of forming government: the ____________ Party and the _______ Party. The third party is the social Liberal Democratic Party. Major political Parties in Britain conservative Labour three Politics and Law 1.1.2 Evolution of Multi-Party Democracy Unit 3 1.1 Political Parties Whigs Big landowners, Anglican small landowners, tradesmen, protestant dissenters 17th Century Tories Conservative Party Middle, upper-middle classes Liberals Trade union, liberals, socialists, progressive intellectuals 19th Century Conservative Party Middle, upper-middle classes, Well-to-do workers Labour Party Social Democrats manual workers, Middle, upper-middle c