British Political System课件.ppt

*;*;Monarch;*;*;*;*;*;*;*;*;*;*;*;*;*;*;*;*;*;*;*;*;*; The Monarch Opens each new annual session;Golden State Coach;The Union Flag a.k.a.（亦称）The Union Jack;From Buckingham to Westminster ;The queen then takes her place on the throne in the House of Lords, from where she sends her messenger Black Rod (黑杖礼仪官) to summon the MPs. When the Black Rod arrives at the Lower House, the door is slammed in his face, symbolizing the independence and dominance of the House of Commons. He must then knock 3 times to gain entry and deliver his summons. Then the leading MPs follow the Black Rod to the Upper House, standing crowded at the end of the chamber opposite to the throne.;The Throne in the Upper House;Black Rod (黑杖礼仪官) ;Knock 3 times;Come to the Upper House (Throne);The Queen will then read out the Queen’s Speech, a document about 1,000 words in length prepared by the government. What is the speech about? In the document the government outlines its planned programmes and the policies it intends to follow. When the one-week debates on the Queen’s speech are finished, Parliament is ready to begin the actual work of the new session. ;The Queen’s Speech;*;British Parliament;The birth of Parliament;Parliament: the trend ;*;Parliamentary Legislation Process;*;*;*;*;*;*;*;*;;Theoretically the two Houses are equally important. But the Upper House does NOT exercise the dominant constitutional influence. It has NO power to prevent the passing of legislation or bills approved by the House of Commons. The lords can only delay a bill for up to 1 year. The work of Lords is largely complementary to that of the Commons: hold debates, put questions to ministers, examine and revise bills.; The peers get no parliamentary salary, but they enjoy a small allowance for each day of attendance. Being a lord brings no personal authority over others. Many Lords aren’t enthusiastic about politics and the average daily attendance is quite low. (Their average age is 63.) The Government can partl