Political system of the UK

Elizabeth II is

• Queen of the UK and 14 other Commonwealth realms.

• a Prime Minister of the UK.

• a Chancellor of the Exchequer.

• a Minister of Education.

Boris Johnson is

• King of the UK.

• a Prime Minister of the UK.

• a Chancellor of the Exchequer.

• the Senior Deputy Speaker.

The UK is a...

• parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy.

• constitutional monarchy under parliamentary democracy.

• constitutional democracy under parliamentary monarchy.

• constitutional and parliamentary democracy.

The Queen is a Head of

• the political parties in England.

• the Church of England.

• the educational system in England.

• the goverment department in England.

There are ___ Houses in the UK Paliament.

• 3

• 2

• 4

• 5

There is the House of Commons and the House of ___

• Knights

• Kings

• Lords

House of Commons

• consists of 650 "Members of Parliament" (MPs)

• membership is either inherited, appointed or official function

• consists of about 1200 members

House of Lords

• members of can't be elected; they either inherit the membership or can be appointed.

• elected by all British people who are eligible to vote.

• main functions: pass laws, debate political issues, control government policy and administration.

There are __ dominant parties in the UK.

• 3

• 2

• 4

• 6

The names of the 2 main political parties in the UK are

• the Conservative Party and the Labor Party.

• the Republican Party and the Democratic Party.