- •Lesson 1
- •Lesson 2 Presenting like Steve Jobs
- •Phrases from video
- •Reinterpretation of the article
- •Terms from the article
- •Lesson 3
- •British Parliament today- Questions
- •Facile (поверхностно), empty and cliched – Liz Truss’s first week has been a disaster (катастрофа)
- •Uk opposition, parties and it's functions
- •Translation of Unit 4 Text 4
- •Lesson 4 Questions Parliament Text 6
- •Lesson 5
- •Text 6- translation
- •Text 6. Questions composition of the modern house of lords
- •1. When was the House of Lords as a separate body formed?
- •2. The functions of the Lords. How does the Lords check the government?
- •7. How has the status of the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary changed?
- •8. Lords Spiritual
- •9. The functions of the Lord Speaker
- •Lesson 6 Text 7- translation
- •Questions Text 7
- •1. What kind of body is the Commons?
- •2. The major political parties
- •3. The number of mPs’. The functions of the Commons.
- •4. Prove that the Commons is now more powerful than the Lords.
- •5. The number of constituencies. The requirements for standing as mp. The procedure of general elections, how often they are held. A by-election.
- •6. What must an mp do if he wishes to resign?
- •7. The functions of the Speaker. How is the Speaker chosen?
- •8. The State Opening of Parliament
- •Lesson 7 Dictant from card (4 and 6 text)
- •Видео «The House of Commons»
- •Словарь:
- •Article
- •«Апелляционный суд отменяет политику Великобритании по высылке мигрантов без предупреждения»
- •Vocabulary from article
- •Lesson 8 Exercise 7
- •Summary of article
- •New summary
- •Translation text 9
- •Lesson 9 Questions Text 9 text 9. Parliament. Types of legislation
- •Questions Text 10 Text 10. Passage of a Public Bill. Questions
- •2. Which stages does a bill pass?
- •3. How is the bill considered in the Lords?
- •4. When does a bill become a law?
- •5. Variations on the procedure
- •Videeeeo
- •Terms from video:
- •Lesson 10 Questions Text 1 The Executive
- •Словарь
Terms from video:
To slam-захлопнуться
wand- жезл
rod- палочка
to drive local growth- стимулировать местный рост
Lesson 10 Questions Text 1 The Executive
The Executive is responsible for enforcing laws.
Parts: Monarch, Prime Minister, Cabinet, department, civil servants.
A
1. What form of government is the UK?
The UK government is a parliamentary government. См. термины.
An important group of conventions concerns the relationship between the executive and Parliament and gives the British constitution its character as a Parliamentary democracy.
2. Who becomes Prime Minister?
The leader of the majority party in the Commons.
3. What is the Cabinet responsible for?
The Cabinet is responsible for overall government policy.
4. How does traditional doctrine define the location of power in the UK?
The location of power lies in the balance between Prime Minister, Cabinet and Commons.
5. What are the sources of Prime Ministerial power?
Prime Minister can can appoint and dismiss ministers. Parliament be dissolve…
B
1. Notions of collective and individual responsibility.
Ministers are collectively responsible for government policy and individually responsible to Parliament for the conduct of themselves and their departments.
2. Criticism of collective and individual responsibility.
Responsibility is criticized as blurring rather than focusing responsibility. Collective responsibility allows ministers to shelter within the group and refuse to divulge information while individual responsibility shields the civil servant who actually took the decision.
Government functions are arguably too large, diverse and dispersed for it to be fair to hold ministers responsible in respect of matters not directly under their control.
C
1. How did Bagehot see the role of the Cabinet?
some words about Bagehot.
The Cabinet is the essential link between Parliament and the executive which gave the system its motive power.
2. How is the Cabinet being criticized nowadays?
The Cabinet is losing power because it cannot deal with the size and complexity of modern government. Power is dispersed through a network of departmental officials, ministers and politically influential outsiders from business, the media, and the professions.
D
1. How did Bagehot and Dicey see the relationship between Parliament and the Executive?
The leaders of the executive are part of Parliament and chosen by Parliament. It enables the executive to get its way but also enables Parliament to get rid of a failing government quickly. But the modern practices of strong party discipline and paid professional politicians mean that Parliament is likely to be subservient to the executive.
2. A duty of the opposition.
The duty of the opposition is to criticize the government.
F
1. Parliamentary government and civil service.
The system of parliamentary government depends upon a strong and impartial professional civil service. The functions of it are following: advising ministers, carrying out governmental instructions and ensuring continuity and expertise.
G
1. The relaxation of the doctrine of ministerial responsibility.
Civil servants are sometimes required to take public responsibility for their actions.They are managerially responsible for semi-independent ‘executive agencies’.