Презентация "The Queen and Parliament"

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  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  

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  THE QUEEN AND PARLIAMENT
  

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  It is rather difficult to
  understand the British way
  of ruling the country.
  

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  In Britain the Queen is
  the Head of State, but in fact
  she doesn't rule the country
  as she has no power.
  

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  The Queen is the symbol
  of the country, its history
  and its traditions.
  

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  She travels about the United
  Kingdom, meets different people and
  visits schools, hospitals
  and other special places.
  

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  So do all the members
  of the Royal Family:
  

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  the Queen's husband,
  her son Prince Charles,
  the Queen's daughter
  Princess Anne
  and Princess Margaret,
  the Queen's sister.
  

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  At the beginning of the 20th
  century many countries all over
  the world were ruled by Britain.
  

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  Among them were the
  British colonies and they were
  all part of the British Empire.
  

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  India,
  Pakistan
  and Ceylon,
  for example, were
  also part of the Empire.
  

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  Now these countries
  are independent states.
  

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  But in 1949 Britain and
  the former colonies founded
  the Commonwealth.
  

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  The Commonwealth includes
  many countries such as
  Canada,
  Australia,
  New Zealand and others.
  

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  The Queen of Great Britain
  is also the Head of the
  Commonwealth and the Queen
  of Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
  

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  The real power in
  the country belongs to the British
  Parliament and to the
  British Government.
  

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  The British Parliament has two houses:
  the House of Commons
  and the House of Lords.
  

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  The House of Lords
  does not have much power
  but it is very important
  as it can discuss and change
  laws, it can delay laws too.
  

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  The House of Commons makes
  laws about the policy
  of the country, taxes and
  many other things.
  

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  The members of the House of Lords
  are not elected, they are selected.
  These members are permanent.
  They are often aristocrats,
  people of the church, lawyers
  and others.
  

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  The members of the House
  of Commons are elected.
  The British people elect 650 members
  of the House of Commons every five years.
  

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  Thank you for your attention