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Political System in the United Kingdom
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What is the political system?
• Constitutional Monarchy• A king or queen is head of state• Ability to make legislation lies
with the parliament• Prime minister is head
of government
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Constitution?
• Unwritten in one document• An “uncodified” constitution
• Comes from a variety of sources• Statute Law• Magna Carta• Human Rights Act 1998• Devolution establishing Scottish
Parliament• Rule of Law
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Magna Carta video
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Constitution?
• Comes from variety of sources• Common Law• Decisions made by judges
• EU Laws• International laws
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The Role of the Queen• No real political or executive role
• Opens parliament with a speech
• Serves as symbol of national unity, stability
• “Royal assent”
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Parliament
• Bicameral• House of Commons• House of Lords
• Role• Making laws• Checking government• Debating current issues
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House of Commons
• Publicly elected• After 2010 General Election• 650 MPs were elected
• Party with largest number of members forms government• Party leader becomes Prime Minister
• Sole responsibility for decisions on financial bills
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House of Lords• “Upper House”• Members are appointed by the Queen on
advice of the PM
• Essentially works to “double check” new laws• Can’t stop a new law but can delay it
• Currently 760 members who are eligible to take part in discussions etc.
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How does a bill become law?
• 1. A bill (or proposed law) begins in the House of Commons• First reading which is a formal stage• Second reading + debate
• 2. Committee• Detailed examination of bill• In Commons, outside evidence is presented• Bill is amended
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How does a bill become law?
• 3. Report stage• Bill is returned to the floor of the House of
Commons• All MPs can suggest changes etc.
• 4. Third Reading• Right after report stage• Debate is limited to what is actually in the Bill• Vote
• 5. Goes to House of Lords• All steps happen again
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How does a bill become law?
• 6. If amended by House of Lords, returns to House of Commons to be considered• Both Houses must agree on wording!• ‘Ping Pong’• A Bill may go back and forth until all
amendments are agreed upon
• 7. Royal Assent• Monarch’s agreement to make the Bill into an
Act
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General Elections
• Every 5 years in May• Parties and candidates campaign to win votes
• UK divided into 650 constituencies• 1 MP represents each• First-past-the-post
• Political party with most MPs is invited by the Queen to form a government
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Hung Parliament: What happens?
• A hung parliament is when no party wins a majority in the House of Commons• To form Government, party must have the most
seats• 326 seats
• Options• Build a coalition• Govern with a minority
• Election in 2010 • Hung parliament
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2010 election
• In 2010 election• The Conservative party won 306 seats• Labour Party won 258• Liberal Democrats 57
• Conservative Party and Liberal Democrats form a coalition government
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The Government/Executive
• The Government is responsible for enacting policy
• The Government is lead by who?• The Prime Minister!
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Prime Minister
• What does he do?• Head of Government• Oversees Civil service and government
agencies• Appoints members of government• MP in House of Commons
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The Government
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•Ministerial Departments• Ex: Education,
Environment, Transport, Health, Treasury, Justice, Defense
•Non-ministerial Departments• Run by Senior Civil Servants• Regulatory or Inspection
role• Ex: Charity Commission,
Food Standards Agency, Serious Fraud Office
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Agencies and public bodies
• 4 types of Non-departmental public bodies• Executive• Work for government in specific area
• Advisory• Independent, provide advice
• Tribunal • Part of justice system
• Independent monitoring boards• Run prisons
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Civil Service
• Does the practical and administrative government work• Paying benefits• Running prisons• Running employment services
• Prime Minister is Minister for the Civil Service
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Judicial System
• Different types of cases dealt with in different courts• Ex: Criminal cases start in Magistrates court• More serious may go to Crown Court
• Tribunals deal with government decisions and public body decisions
• Supreme Court• Hears appeals
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Political Parties in the UK
• 3 main parties
• Conservative party• Currently leads Government in coalition with
Liberal Democrats• Beliefs• Individuals should own and control businesses• No government interference in economy
• Low taxes• Monarchy and House of Lords are important• EU less important
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Political Parties
• Labour Party• Support government helping poor• Schools and hospitals should receive public funds
• Taxes higher for richer• UK should taking leading role in EU
• Liberal Democrats (Lib Dems)• Somewhere between Labour and Conservatives• Free healthcare• No government interference in business• Role in EU should be decided by the people