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The British Parliament By：罗先慧 张璇 王金 章节提要 Parliamentary democracy(民主议会) and constitutional monarchy（君主立宪） The Constitution(宪法) Parliament(议会) The Prime Minister(首相) The Cabinet(内阁) Political Party(政党) ※Britain and Israel are the only two countries without written constitution. Common laws established through common practice in the courts. Statute laws passed by Parliament. Conventions do not exist legally, but regarded as vital to the workings of government. 议会的作用 To pass laws to provide the means by taxation(税收) to scrutinize（细查） government work, and to debate current issues 议会构成 The organization of UK government 上议院组成 上议院的特征 The peers speak and vote as individuals. not as representatives of the greater interests of the country. They are not elected and they can’t prevent proposed legislation from becoming law if the commons insists on it. The peers do not receive salaries and many do not attend Parliament at all. 上议院的作用 Some bills introduced in the House of Lords which relieving(缓解) the Commons some of its work. as the supreme court of justice and the highest court of appeal for both criminal and civil cases from the lower courts The House of Commons(下议院) 下议院特征 The MPs are elected democratically. The majority of MPs represent English constituencies（选举区） and only a few of them represent Scotland, Welsh and Northern Ireland. MPs are only allowed to sit for the lifetime（终身） of the Parliament. MPs receive a salary. 下议院的作用 to make laws to examine government policy and administrations to supervise finance 行政机构： Political Parties: Labour,the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats The Prime Minister:the leader of the political party which wins the most seats in a general election. The Cabinet:consist of around 20 MPs in the governing party who are chosen by the Prime Minister. 内阁的作用 Policy-making:To make final decisions on the policy presented to the parliament To coordinate government departments and the supreme control of government. Quiz Which of the f