The document summarizes the role of the monarch and the royal family in the UK. It explains that the Queen is the head of state but does not rule, and her duties are largely ceremonial, such as meeting with politicians, attending ceremonies, and fulfilling public duties. While the monarch holds several official positions, executive power lies with the elected Parliament and decisions are made by the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

5.  The UK is a constitutional monarchy & parliamentary democracy
 Queen Elizabeth II is the Head of State of the United Kingdom but
does not actually rule the country
 She is also the Head of the church of England
 The monarch appoints the government which the people have chosen
in democratic elections
 The Queen (or King) can advise, warn & encourage the Prime
Minister but the decisions on government policies are ultimately made
by the Prime Minister and Cabinet
 Christmas Broadcast (started in 1932 by King George V)
 Public duties (ceremonies, receptions & visits within the U.K. and
abroad)
 Reads letters from the public, official papers and briefing notes
 Meets with political ministers
 She is also the Defender of the Faith, the Fount of Justice & Head
of the Armed Forces (busy lady!)
 The State Opening of Parliament

6. The monarch has a number of roles, and serves formally as:
1) head of state
2) head of the executive
3) head of the judiciary
4) head of the legislature
5) commander-in-chief of the armed forces
6) supreme governor of the Church of England
AS A RESULT
all ministers and officials of the central government are the monarch's
servants, and judges, military officers, peers (пиэ), and bishops of
the Church of England swear allegiance to the Crown
In spite of these roles, the monarch acts only on the advice of political
ministers
The monarch can not
 make laws
 impose taxes
 spend public money

7. The monarch still performs some important executive and
legislative duties :
1 The summoning, opening and dissolving of Parliament
2 Giving Royal Assent to bills
3 Appointing government ministers and other public figures
4 Granting honours
5 Holding audiences with the Prime Ministers
6 Giving pardons to some convicted criminals
7 Fulfilling international duties as the head of state

9.  The right to display the Queen’s coat of arms on a product
 To apply for a Royal Warrant, a company must have been
doing business with the household for at least five years.
 The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh & The Prince of Wales
are the only Royals who can grant a warrant

10.  Tourism
 Public Interest & a national talking point (news stories)
 A symbol of consistency – Politically neutral
 They only cost the tax payer about 30 pence a year
 2011: The Royal Wedding
(Kate & Wills)
 2012: The Diamond Jubilee

11.  A waste of tax payers’ money
 Their role is outdated
 They are not democratically elected
 They no longer uphold the family values and morals they
once did

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14. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-17827461

18. The great majority of the MPs in the House of Commons belong to
either the Conservative or the Labour Party, which are the main political
parties. This division emphasizes the continuation of the traditional two-
party system in British politics, in which power has alternated between
two major parties.
It traditionally gathers its support from the trade unions, the working
class, the middle-class . Its electorates have always been in south
Wales, Scotland, and the Midland and northern English industrial cities.
 the party's support comes mainly from business interests and the
middle and upper classes
 the party's strongholds tend to be in southern England

19.  have some representation in the House of Commons
 among these have been:
 the Liberals and Social Democrats;
 the Scottish National Party;
 Plaid Cymru (the Welsh National Party);
 the Protestant Northern Irish parties of the Official
Unionists,
 the Democratic Unionists and the Ulster Popular
Unionists;
 the Social Democratic and Labour Party (moderate
Roman Catholic Northern Irish party);
 Sinn Fein (Republican Northern Irish party).
 the Greens
 Communist Party

20. The civil service helps the government of the day develop and deliver its
policies as effectively as possible.
three types of organisations
 departments,
 Agencies,
 non-departmental government bodies (NDPBs).
Civil Service values and the standards of behaviour
expected of all civil servants.
 Integrity – putting the obligations of public service above personal interests
 Honesty – being truthful and open
 Objectivity – basing advice and decisions on rigorous analysis of the evidence
 Impartiality – acting solely according to the merits of the case and serving
governments of different political parties equally well
http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/about

21. CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT
"reserved powers" and
include foreign affairs,
defence, international relation
s and economic policy.
culture, arts and
leisure, learning
and employment
and regional and
social
development.
passing bills
raise or lower the
basic rate of income
tax
tourism, economic
development,
planning, natural and
built heritage, sport
and the arts, as well
as statistics, public
registers and records.
make laws relating to ancient
monuments and historic
buildings, public
administration, sport and
recreation, tourism, town and
country planning, flood
defences, the assembly itself,
and the Welsh language.