1-PoliticalSystem.ppt

0 Political System I. What is the British Monarchy? 1. The British Monarchy is hereditary. 2. The King or Queen is the head of state. 3. The commander-in-chief of the armed forces. 4. The head of the Judiciary in the U.K.. 5. The temporal head of the established Church of England. II. When and How to take shape? 1. The Monarchy began to take shape at the end of the 15th century and at the beginning of the 16th century. 2. The Constitutional Monarchy started at the end of the 17th century, the parliament established its rights, then the power gradually passed into the hands of ministers and a two-party system was developed. Constitutional Monarchy IV. Real importance 1. It lies in its effect on public attitude, and it is also an unchangeable symbol of the whole nation. 2. The Monarchy is always there, above party quarrels, representing the nation as a whole, and lending dignity and significance to all things done in her name. This is what the British bourgeoisie try to convince the people. 3. Monarchy has no bias to classes and parties. 1. Queen Elizabeth II, 11th generation of the House of Hanover and the head of state of the country. 2. She came to the throne on Feb. 6th, 1952. 3. The present Queen’s title is “Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her Other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of Faith” 1. The mere fact that the Crown exists helps to conceal the fact of the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie. The vital power lies in the Prime Minister and his Cabinet. 2. It is the supreme illustration of the way a British institution develops. 3. Crown is the only legal and constitutional link binding the members of the Commonwealth to the home country and to one another. * The King or Queen seems to have an unlimited power, but practically everything he or she does is done on the advice of her ministers and everything has been decided in advance by parliament