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Labour begins fight for its heartlands What are the major two parties in the UK? The Labour Party and the Conservative Party are competing for General Election. What’s name of the British system of government? The British system of government is known as constitutional monarchy. The United Kingdom is a parliamentary democracy, based on universal suffrage. It is also a constitutional monarchy in which ministers govern in the name of the Sovereign （Monarch）, who is both Head of State and Head of the Government. The Monarch Who is the Queen of the U.K? The Queens title in the United Kingdom is “Elizabeth the Second”(1926- ) ascend the throne in 1952 (enthronement 登基典礼） In her role as Monarch, the Queen is head of the executive and plays an integral part in the legislature. She heads the judiciary and is both the commander-in-chief of all the Armed Forces of the Crown and “supreme governor” of the established Church of England. Queen approves the appointment of Ministers and the formation of a cabinet; Queen gives her assent to Bills before they become law; Queen concludes treaties and declares war; she deliver Queen’s Speech (similar to State of the Union Message ) Queen has no real power, she acts only on what parliament and cabinet want her to do. Why British People like to keep Monarchy? Most British people regard the Monarchy as a long-established tradition they would be most unwilling to lose. The Monarchy is the only unchangeable symbol of Britain itself. Politicians come and go according to elections won or lost, and at any given moment every politician always had many determined opponents among those who do not belong to his own party. But the Monarch is always there, above party quarrels, representing the nation as a whole, and leading dignity and significant to all things done in her name. Succession Succession to the throne is also regulated by Parliament Acts and common law rules. The first candidate for the throne is the first son born to a