LECTURE FOUR THE GOVERNMENT OF UK_PPT英语课件.pptVIP

The British Government Its Judicial System The Government; Judicial System; The Political Parties General Election. I. The Government The Political System of the UK; Introduction to the UK’s Government; The Parliament. I. The Government The Political System of the UK The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, which has been practised since the Glorious revolution of 1688; The head of state is a king or queen; The Sovereign reigns, but does not rule (统而不治). I. The Government Constitutional Monarchy According to this system, the Constitution is superior to the Monarch； The monarch actually has no real power, doing what the Parliament and the Prime Minister want him/her to do. In law, the Monarch has many supreme powers, but in practice, the real power of monarchy has been greatly reduced limited by law and Parliament. I. The Government The Constitution of UK There is no written constitution in the UK, i.e., the British constitution is not set out in any single document; It is made up of statute law, common law and conventions, etc. I. The Government Three Tiers of UK’s Government The Central Government; The County Government; The District government. I. The Government Structure of Central Government The Monarch Parliament The Cabinet I. The Government The Roles of the Monarchy The symbol of the whole nation; Head of the executive, and integral part of the legislature; Head of the judiciary; The commander-in-chief of all the armed forces; The “Supreme Governor” of the established Church of England. I. The Government Main Authorities under Constitutional Monarchy Summons, prorogues (休会), dissolves Parliament; Gives Royal Assent (御准) to Bills passed by Parliament; Appoints the Prime Minister government high officials; confers peerages, knighthoods and other honors; Represents Britain at home abroad, has the power to declare war and make peace, to conclude treaties, as well as to recognize foreign states governments. I. The Government The Succession of the M