Lesson20WhytheMonarchymustStay.ppt

Lesson 20 Why the Monarchy Must Stay 1. What was Mr. Churchill’s view on Britain’s system of government? 2.What role does Queen Elizabeth II play? Can she play a better role than an American President in a sense? 3. What power does Queen Elizabeth II have? Does her Majesty have the real power to choose a prime minister? Why or why not? Special terms 1.parliamentary democracy 2.Monarchy 3. republic 4. Constitutional monarchy: 5. Constitutional monarch Analyze and translate: “ This apolitical stance has made it possible for the political culture of Great Britain to assimilate, with relative ease, theories that would appear on the face of things to be radically at odds with a system of monarchical government– for example, socialism. 这种不涉及政治的态度使英国的政治文化能够比较容易地与那些显然完全不同于君主政体的理论， 如社会主义，和睦相处。 4. If the monarchy were abolished, what would things in Britain be like? 5. Why must the monarchy stay? Can it keep a politician from holding all the power? Do you think the monarchy must go? Every nut and bolt of every one of Britain’s major institutions– every division of every Britain ‘s major organization or organ The commonwealth 6. A. Why do supporters for the monarchy in Great Britain drop? B. Do you know any scandals about some members of the royal family Annus horribilis Camillagate and Squidgygate What’s the conclusion of the author? 1. Parliamentary democracy is a political system of Britain.Britain’s general election is actually the Parliamentary Election or the legislative election. It involves the general election of the 635 members of the House of Common. It is held every 5 years after the Queen dissolves the parliament and announces the election. The majority party in the Parliament is the leading party. The Leader is appointed by the Queen as the prime minister. The election can be held at any time by the prime minister within his 5 years’ term, or twice within five years accordingly, under the approval of the Queen. 2.Monarchy: governme