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1、2022-3-31Chapter NinePolitical System of Britain2022-3-32ContentsvConstitutional MonarchyvBritish ParliamentvBritish Government vBritish Judicial Body2022-3-33Constitutional MonarchyvWhat is Constitutional Monarchy?vDevelopment of Constitutional MonarchyvThe Right and Role of the MonarchvElizabeth I

2、I and Her Royal Family2022-3-34 The power of the monarch is limited by the countrys constitution, the legal authority is given to parliament, and the executive authority to the government.2022-3-35Anglo-Saxons kings the Great Council (410-1066)Norman kingsWithout the Great Council (1066-1215) Magana

3、 Charta (1215)Limitation of the Kings powerfirst parliament of nobles(1264)evolution of constitutionGlorious Revolution(1688)More powerful of the parliamentWeakening of the Monarch2022-3-36The Right of the MonarchKing or QueenHead of legislature, executive, judiciaryHead of StateCommander-in-chief o

4、f all armed forcesAppointment of OfficialsHead of the Church of England and Scotland2022-3-37The Role of the Monarch The monarch is the personal embodiment of the British government and a of British unity, representing the continuity of the whole political system. So the stability of the British gov

5、ernment owes much to the monarchy. symbol2022-3-38Succession of the MonarchAct of SettlementSon has precedence over daughters.Daughters take the precedence over the brother of the monarchy.2022-3-39the eldest son wife of the eldest sonthe eldest daughterhusband of the queen Prince of WalesPrincess o

6、f WalesRoyal PrincessDuke of Edinburgh2022-3-310Queen Elizabeth II Her title in the United Kingdom is Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Her Other Realms and Territories, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. 伊莉

7、莎白二世，她的全称是“伊丽莎白二世天佑大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国以及她的其他所属领土女王、英联邦元首、英国国教首领”2022-3-3112022-3-312Buckingham Palace2022-3-3132022-3-3142022-3-3142022-3-3152022-3-316The Royal Family2022-3-317Queen ElizabethThe Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghPrince CharlesPrince AndrewPrince EdwardPrincess AnnePrince William Prince Har

8、ryThe Royal Family2022-3-318Queen Elizabeth IIvbeing Crowned in 1952 vone of the longest-reigning monarchs in British historyvwidely respected for the way in which she performs her duties2022-3-319Married in 19472022-3-320Prince Charlesvheir to the thronevPrince of WalesvPrincess Diana (1981)vPrince

9、ss Camilla (2005)2022-3-3212022-3-322Princess AnnevPrincess Royalvwidely respected for her charity work2022-3-323Prince AndrewPrince Edward2022-3-324Prince William2022-3-325Prince Harry2022-3-3262022-3-327British Parliamentvthe centre of the political system in the UKvthe supreme legislative bodyvTh

10、e Government is drawn from and answerable to it2022-3-328House of Lordsthe monarchHouse of CommonsLegislative bodyThe Upper HouseThe Lower House2022-3-329Westminster Palace: the House of Parliament2022-3-3302022-3-331The House of Lords2022-3-3322022-3-333Members of the House of Lords The Lords Spiri

11、tual (神职贵族神职贵族)The Lords Temporal(世俗贵族世俗贵族)over 1,000 non elected membersTwo Archbishops of the Church of England24 bishopsHereditary peersLife peersLord Chancellor（御前大臣（御前大臣 ）2022-3-334The hereditary peersDuke (公爵公爵)Marquis (侯爵侯爵)Earl (伯爵伯爵)Viscount (子爵子爵)Baron (男爵男爵)The life peersa reward for publ

12、ic service2022-3-335Functions of the House of Lordsvto examine and revise bills from the House of Commonsv as the supreme court of justice and the highest court of appeal for both criminal and civil cases from the lower courts2022-3-336Weakening of the Function of the House of LordsvParliament Act o

13、f 1911vThe House of Lords could not prevent for more than two years a bill from passing into law.vThe interval was reduced to one year by a further Act passed in 1949.2022-3-337The House of Commons2022-3-3382022-3-339Members of the House of CommonsvAny British man and woman aged over 18 years may be

14、 elected in parliament elections.v651 constituencies 651 MPsvA general Election must be held every five years and is often held at more frequent intervals. Speaker2022-3-340 Functions of the House of Commons vto pass lawsvto examine government policy and administrationsvto supervise finance2022-3-34

15、1vCurrently a 30 minute session held on Wednesday after 12:00vThe Leader of the Opposition has six questions.vOther backbench opposition MPs also have the right to question the Prime Minister.41Prime Ministers Question Time2022-3-342 The government cannot legally spend any money without the permissi

16、on of the House of Commons.2022-3-343British Government British government is controlled by a parliament which has been elected by the people. The highest positions in the government are filled by members of the directly elected parliament (MPs). 2022-3-344Division of the Government Central Governme

17、nt Local GovernmentThe Prime MinisterThe CabinetThe Privy CouncilCivil Servants2022-3-345Central Parliament25 departmentsministerThe TreasuryThe House of officeThe Foreign and Commonwealth officeMinistry of Defense财务部财务部内务部内务部外交部外交部国防部国防部2022-3-346The Prime MinistervLeader of the majority party in P

18、arliamentvHead of the Cabinetvthe head of the Civil ServicevThe right to suggest the dissolution of ParliamentvThe right to appoint ministersvThe ability to declare war2022-3-347The CabinetvCenter of the British political systemvThe supreme decision-making body in the British governmentvThe leading

19、core of the government where the policies and strategies are worked out and implemented2022-3-348Members of the Cabinet The Prime Minister The Lord President of the Privy Council The heads of the most important departments together with a few ministers without departmentnot fixed15-20 members2022-3-

20、349vThe cabinet and its committees work in greatvThey meet once a week on Thursday mornings at the Prime Ministers Housesecrecy.No.10 Downing Street2022-3-350Functions of the CabinetvTo make final decisions on the policy presented to the parliamentvTo exercise the ultimate executive power on the Par

21、liamentary policyvTo divide and adjust powers among the administrative departments2022-3-351The Privy Council (枢密院枢密院)The Kings Council( 王室评议院)Give advice to the KingFormal2022-3-352Members of the Privy Council390Archbishop of CanterburySpeaker of the House of CommonsLords of Appealthe Lord Chief Ju

22、sticeretired High Court Justiceshigh-ranking ambassadorsLord President2022-3-353 The Privy Council meeting are held in Buckingham Palace.2022-3-354Civil Servantsv541800 civil servants in British governmentvCivil Servants are recruited mainly by competitive examination. vCivil servants do not belong

23、to any political party and a civil servant should be political neutral and confidential.vChanges of Government do not involve changes in departmental staff.2022-3-355 Local Governmenttwo main tierscountydistrictEngland and WalesThe County CouncilThe District CouncilScotlanddistricts regions 2022-3-3

24、56EnglandEight RegionsGreater London84 Counties34 Counties32 BoroughsDistrictsCity of LondonLocal Government in England 2022-3-357British JudiciaryvConstitutional System vJudiciary Organization vJury System2022-3-358British ConstitutionThere is no systematically codified document of lawStatutory Law

25、Common LawConventions2022-3-359Statutory law (Act of Parliament) It is the most important one referring to those that have actually been passed by Parliament.Magna Carta(1215)The Bill of Right(1689)The Reform Act(1832)Reform of the parliamentary electoral system.2022-3-360Common law & Convention

26、svCommon Law refers to the custom or legal precedents and interpreted in court cases by judgesvConventions are rules and practices which do not exist legally, but are regarded as vital to the working of government.2022-3-361British Judiciary DivisionvTwo Levels: central courts and local courts.vIn case of the nature of cases: the civil courts and the criminal courts2022-3-362The Suprem