The Political System Of The UK

The United
Kingdom of Great
Britain and
Nothern Ireland is
a political union
made up of four
constituent
countries: England
(London), Scotland
(Edinburgh), Wales
(Cardiff), Nothern
a member of the Group of Eight (GE),
member of the European Union (EU),
is a founding member of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO),
the United Nations (UN), The
Commonwealth — a voluntary
association of Britain and 47 of her
former colonies. Member countries co-
operate to encourage world peace,
social understanding, racial equality
and economic development.
The British Monarch
The British monarchy
in this country has
been for many
centuries and it is
known as a
(constitutional)
parliamentary
monarchy. Under the
British Constitution
the Monarch remains
the head of the state
 Dates Relating to the Queen
Elizabeth II:
● Birthdate: 26
April 1926
● Official birthday
celebration:
during June
● Marriage: 20
November 1947
● Accesion to
throne: 6
February 1952
 The British
Government
The Constitution of the UK is
unwritten, it is based on custom,
tradition and common law.
The legislative branch is in the
hands of the Queen and the
T h e is Q u e e n
Parliament (which
the House of Lords and
the House of Commons).
H o u s e o f T L ho er d Hs o u s e
 Prime Minister
Normally the leader
of the party who wins
the election becomes
the PM.
The office of the
Prime Minister was
introduced in 1720’s.
The first PM was
Robert Walpole. The
current Prime
Minister ,
David Cameron, was
The PM chooses about 20 Members
The from
of Parliament Cabinet
his or her party
to become the Cabinet of
Ministers (or simply the
Cabinet), they are called the
Secretaries of State. The Ministers
are almost always the members of
the Commons, also a few are
Lords. Cabinet meetings are held in
private while the Parliament is
sitting.
The second largest party forms the
 Parlament
The House of The House of Lords
Commons The main function is to
Their main function is to examine and revise bills
make laws by passing from the Commons.
Acts of Parliament, as It consists of Lords
well as to discuss current Temporal and Lords
political issues. Spiritual and includes
Is made up of 630 more than 1,000
Members of Parliament members. Lords Temporal
who are called MP’s for are 830 Lords by the
short. Each member of right of inheritance ,
Parliament represents a 270 members are given
county or a borough of life peerage . Lords
the UK. Spiritual are 26 members
of the House of Lordsand
MP’s are elected by voters
 God Save the Queen!
God save our
gracious Queen,
Long live our noble
Queen,
God save the
Queen:
Send her
victorious,
Happy and