Thursday, October 18, 2012
Warm-up: Page 139
1. What is the lawmaking body of the
United Kingdom?
2. The lawmaking body is composed
of ____________and ____________.
Parliamentary System of
the United Kingdom
Pages 139-140
Georgia Performance Standard
SS6CG5: The student will explain the
structure of modern European
governments.
Common Core Standards
L6-8RH7: Integrate visual information
in charts, graphs, photographs,
videos, or maps with other information
in print and digital texts.
Executive Office:
Prime Minister of the U. K.
Prime Minister David
Cameron
The head of state in a
parliamentary system
of democracy.
Duties: Responsible
for running the day-today operations of
government
Heads parliament, the
lawmaking body.
The United Kingdom’s Parliament
Parliamentary System:
Type of democratic
government where
citizens elect
Members of
Parliament, but MPs
select the prime
minister not the
citizens.
Why is the
parliamentary system
of the UK considered
a democratic
government?
Introduction to Parliament
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbj
Ed430EKM&list=PLUlc6mJWeOF8bc
rtRY7nk8gcqUp6WWLZ3&index=2&f
eature=plpp_video
Prime Minister
Parliament
He is in charge of the
day-to-day operations
of the government.
Parliament (MPs)
selects the Prime
Minister.
The Prime Minister can
dissolve members of
Parliament.
MPs can vote to elect
a new Prime Minister.
Parliament is elected
by the citizens.
MPs make laws for the
Country.
David Cameron and Parliament
http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/137
66816/parliament
David Cameron
London 2012 - Olympics - David
Cameron thinks the Olympics will
be the greatest show on earth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAO
hIa6Eqsw
House of Parliament:
http://www.youtube.com/user/ukparliam
ent?feature=results_main
Parliamentary System History
In the past, a seat in the House of
Lords was passed down through
aristocratic families. This was an
autocratic government.
Today, Lords are elected by the
House or are appointed by the
monarch.
House of Lords
Elected by the House
or appointed by the
monarch.
Has little power
Makes suggestions of
ways to improve a bill
that is on its way to
becoming a law.
House of
Commons
Elected by the citizens
in a general election.
646 members
529 =England
40 = Wales
59 = Scotland
18 = Northern Ireland
Controls the budget.
House of Parliament
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0To
KcEvqXuM&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVllfyvGfU&feature=relmfu
Prime Minister’s Appointment
After the general
election, the leader
of the political party
with the most
members in the
House of
Commons is asked
by the queen to
become prime
minister.
Monarch
The queen is the
official head of state.
She is a symbol of the
country.
Also called “the
Crown”
Her role is mostly
ceremonial.
Her role is restricted
by the Constitution of
the U.K.
Scrapbook:
How Britain is Government
Handout with Facts
Scrapbook Paper
Citizens of the United Kingdom
Citizens have personal freedoms.
All citizens are treated equal.
All citizens have the following rights:
1. fair trial
2. own property
3. right to security
Question: 357
Which representative body of
Parliament has the most power?
A. Monarch
B. Prime Minister
C. House of Lords
D. House of Commons
357. Answer
D. House of Commons
Citizens elect the House of
Commons!
Remember “Common People”
Question: 358
To be prime minister, a person must
first be elected to which governing
body?
A. Congress
B. Senate
C. House of Lords
D. House of Commons
Answer: 358
D. House of Commons
Question: 359
Which part of government is
responsible for making the laws for
the U.K.?
A. Congress
B. Monarchy
C. Parliament
D. High Court
Read Question and Answer: 359
Children’s Parliament
The Children’s
Parliament themes
are:
Who we are
Where we live
Freedom
Health and
happiness
Feeling safe and
being cared for
Having our say
We work with communities,
schools and children’s
services providers and with
families
Our approach is based on
the development of open
and honest relationships
with children, on valuing
their worth and their views
and on a commitment to
creating a space within
which they feel safe,
challenged and trusted.
Project Britain
How Britain is governed.
http://projectbritain.com/government.h
tml
Our work is based on:
Including all children
Making enough time to allow ideas to
unfold and deepen
Understanding the needs of individual
children and groups
Using a range of creative arts as a way of
exploring and expressing ideas and
feelings
Creating structure and boundaries and
then allowing freedom within these
http://www.childrensparliament.org.uk/