The document discusses the British monarchy and government. It provides details about the royal family, the role of the monarch, and how the monarch's powers are balanced by parliament and the prime minister. It also summarizes the roles of the cabinet, civil service, and local governments in Britain.

1. The MONARCHY
and The
GOVERMENT
Group: OCTOPUS
1. Sy Huu Vinh
2. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Yen
3. Tran Thi Bích Van
4. Phan Thi Bao Uyen
5. Asi Yah
6. Nguyen Thi Hong Vien

2. The Royal Family
The British Royal Family‘s name is
Windsor. They changed their name
from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to
Windsor in 1917 because of protest.

3. The WINDSORS

4. The Royal
Family

5. Britain
Constitution
Power
In
Parliament
Law
“Subject”
~ Citizens
The Queen/
Crown
APPEARANCE

6. David Cameron - Prime Minister
Other ministerial
positions
Elizabeth II
Parliament
“Servants of the Crown”
APPEARANCE

7. “The
People”
“The
State”
“The
Crown or
Her
Majesty’s”
APPEARANCE
America
Other countries

8. REALITY
House of
Commons Prime
Minister
Government
Ministers
PARLIAMENT
The
Queen
• Do “Royal assent” to
“request” of dissolution or a
bill passed
• Read an written speech
• and so on
The majority of MPs support “advise” the Queen

9. The role
First, the monarchy is the
personal embodiment of the
government of the country
Second, the monarchy could act
as a final check on a government
Third, the monarchy has a very
practical role to play

10. The value
The British monarchy is
probably more important to the
economy of the country than it
is to the system of government
The monarchy gives British people a
symbol of continuity, and a harmless
outlet of the expression of national
pride

11. Making up for the lack of colour and ceremony
in most people’s daily lives: the Queen’s official
birthday, royal weddings, and ceremonial
events…
The value

12. The glamorous lives of “the royals” provide a
source of entertainment that often takes on
the characteristics of a television soap opera
The value

13. For the last 250 years, the British monarchy as an institution has only rarely
been a burning political issue.
Few people in Britain could be described as either ‘monarchists’ or ‘anti-
monarchists’
During the last two decades of the twentieth century, there has been lowered
the prestige of royalty.
The change in attitude can be seen by comparing Queen Elizabeth’s 25th
anniversary as Queen with her 40th anniversary
THE FUTURE

14. The change in attitude can be seen by comparing Queen Elizabeth’s 25th anniversary as Queen
with her 40th anniversary. In 1977, there were neighbourhood street parties throughout the
country, most of them spontaneously and voluntarily organized.
THE FUTURE

15. 11-20 in 1992 - fire erupted at Windsor Castle, Queen Elizabeth's
official residence west of London, causing much damage. The fire
burned for 15 hours damaging or destroying nine principal rooms
and over a hundred other rooms.
The fire damaged one of the Queen’s favourite homes to the value
of £60 million.
THE FUTURE

16. • Civil List payments to some members of the royal
family were stopped

17. THE FUTURE

18. THE FUTURE

19. THE FUTURE OF MONARCHY
THE FUTURE

20. What would happen if Prince Charles died before The Queen?
If Prince Charles died before The Queen then Prince
William would become heir to the throne. This would
mean he would become the next King after The Queen
died. Whilst heir, he might be made Prince of Wales but
would not qualify to become Duke of Cornwall because
the Dukedom and Duchy of Cornwall are only
automatically assumed by the heir to the throne who is
also the eldest son of the Monarch.
It is not true that Prince Andrew would become the next
King because he is currently 5th in line to the throne.
Prince Charles, Prince William, Prince George and
Prince Harry would have to be King or die first.

21. PARLIAMENT SYSTEM

22. The chief executive of the government. He
is the leader of the party that holds the
most seats in the House of Commons.
Candidate must be authoritized to do
by the parties nominating officer.
They must win the most votes in the
constituency.
The prime minister presides over
the Cabinet and selects the other
Cabinet members.
Oversees the operation of the Civil
Service and government agencies.

23. The Cabinet has about 21 members
whom must be members of
Parliament (MPs), and Prime Minister
Members of the Cabinet are
leaders of the majority party in the
House of Common, rarely in
House of Lords.
The cabinet meets once a week
and discuss about the important
issues and make decision.

24. Prime
Minister
serves as
the 1st of
Treasury
and civil
service
CABINET
MEMBERS
First
secretary of
state,
Chancellor
of the
Exchequer
Lord
Chancellor
and
Secretary of
State for
Justice
Secretary of
State for
International
Development
Secretary of
State for
Scotland
Secretary of
State for
Northern
Ireland
Secretary of
State for
Wales
Minister
Without
Portfolio
ECT…ECT…

25. The civil service
The civil service is the unique structure of the British
Government
• The day-to-day running of the government and the
implementation of its policy continue in the hands of the
same people that were there with the previous
government – the top rank of the civil service.
Governments come and go, but the civil service remains.

26. The civil service
It is sometimes the top civil servants and not the
ministers govern the country
• By comparison, ministers, even those who have been
in the same department for several years, are still
new to the job. Moreover, civil servants know the
secrets of the previous government which the present
minister is unaware of.
• For all these reasons, it is often possible for top civil
servants to exercise quite a lot of control over their
ministers, and it is sometimes said that it is they, and
not their ministers, who really govern the country

27. The civil service
What particular sections of society do civil servants come from?
• the top rank of the civil service is still largely made up of people from
the same narrow section of society – people who have been to public
school and then on to Oxford or Cambridge, where they studied
subjects such as history or classical languages
Modern criticism of the civil service does not question its loyalty but its
efficiency
• Many ministers have remarked on the struggle for power between
them and their top civil servants, but very few have ever complained
of any political bias. Top civil servants know that their power depends
on their staying out of ‘politics’ and on their being absolutely loyal to
their present minister

28. Central and local government
The system of local government is very similar to the system of
national government.
• There are elected representatives, called councillors (the
equivalent of MPs). They meet in a council chamber in the
Town Hall or County Hall (the equivalent of Parliament),
where they make policy which is implemented by local
government officers (the equivalent of civil servants)
• They employ three times as many people as the national
government does

29. Central and local government
• Local councils are allowed to collect one kind of tax. This is a tax
based on property.
• The modern trend has been towards greater and greater control
by central government. This is not just a matter of controlling the
way local government raises money. There are now more laws
governing the way councils can conduct their affairs

30. Local government services

31. Local government services
Green grassy
spaces
Children’s
playgrounds
Playing
fields for
sports

32. Public libraries
5000 public libraries
One for every 12000 people
Around 45000 books
Local government services
The Library of Birmingham is the
largest public library in
Birmingham, England