1. Political system of Great Britain
Elina Hanstein, Helen Heinsoo
C.R Jakobson Gymnasium, 11c
Supervisors:T.Pukk,M.Maasen
Viljandi

2. The royal family
Prince Prince Queen Elizabeth
Princess Diana
Charles William

3. The introduction
• Britain is administered from the Palace of
Westminister in London (also known as
the Houses of Parliament)
• The head of the state is the queen (she opens
and closes Parliament.
• In GB there is constitutional
monarchy

4. The House of Commons
•MP-S are elected
by the British public
•The House of
Commons has 651
seats
•The chairman is
called speaker

5. The House of Lords
•Members are not
elected, they
inherit their seats
from their fathers
•Members are
called life peers

6. The Parties
The Labour The The Liberal
Party Conservative Democrats
Party
•emerged at the • came to power •Formed in the
end of the 19th in 18th century late 1980s
century
•The leader is •M.Thatcher was •Close relations
Tony Blair deposed as whit Labour
leader in 1990 Party
•It returned to •It is popular
power in 1997 among older
people

7. Parliament
The Q ueen
H o u s e o f L o rd s T h e H o u se o f C o m m o ns

8. Government
P r im e m in is t e r
S e n io r M P -s M e m b e rs o f th e L o rd s
G o v e r n m e n t d e p a r tm e n ts
T h e y a ll f o r m t h e c a b in e t

9. Queen Elizabeth
Birth: 4.08.year 1900
Married : 1923
Died :30.03 2002

10. Elections…
• Are held every five years
• Voting is not compulsory and is from the
age of 18
• The party which wins the most seats forms
the government

11. The British flag
It is called Union Jack and it symbolises
the union of England. Flag is made up of
the crosses of the patron saints of
England.

12. Five last prime ministers since…
• 1974-1976 Harold Wilson Labour
• 1976-1979 James Callaghan Labour
• 1979-1990 Margaret Thatcher Conservative
• 1990-1997 John Major Conservative
• 1997- Tony Blair Labour

13. The most important ministers…
Minister Responsibility
• Chancellor of the • Government spending
Exchequer • Presents the Budget
annually in March
• Lives at 11 Downing
street

14. 11 Downing Street
The home of the
Chancellor of the
Exchequer

15. Foreign Secretary Responsibility
• Relations with other
countries

16. Home Secretary Responsibility
• Internal relations
• The police
• Law and order
• Law courts

17. Do you know…
•What is the
Cabinet?

18. The answer…
The Cabinet
is a
committee of
ministers

19. Queen Elizabeth II
Real name:
Elizabeth Alexandra
Mary Windsor
Birth: 21 April 1926
in London
Children: 3 sons, 1
daughter

20. Summary
• The term “Great Britain” is the expression
for The United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland
• The head of the state is the Queen
• In GB the Parliament is made up of two
chambers: The House of Commons and The
House of Lords