The prime minister is the leader of the strongest party. He or she rules the government in Britain. The parliament has the second biggest role, which consists of making the laws, passing the national budget and keeping an eye on the government. There must be a general election at least every five years. The parliament is splitted up in two parts; the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The House of Commons has a much bigger role and more power than the House of Lords. There are 646 representatives called Members of Parliament, often shorted down to MPs. Each one of them represents one constituency. Britain is divided into 646 parliamentary constituencies. They vary in size, but most have an electorate between 60.000 and 75.000 people. The electorate is all the people who can vote. The House of Lords, however, is not elected by the people.
mandag 16. november 2009
British Politics
I was a absent in my English class last week, due to a visit to Spain with my Spanish class. Therefore this blog entry comes a little late. In class last week, the others were given a text about the election in Britain. After reading the text, they were to write a blog entry about the British System of Government.
The prime minister is the leader of the strongest party. He or she rules the government in Britain. The parliament has the second biggest role, which consists of making the laws, passing the national budget and keeping an eye on the government. There must be a general election at least every five years. The parliament is splitted up in two parts; the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The House of Commons has a much bigger role and more power than the House of Lords. There are 646 representatives called Members of Parliament, often shorted down to MPs. Each one of them represents one constituency. Britain is divided into 646 parliamentary constituencies. They vary in size, but most have an electorate between 60.000 and 75.000 people. The electorate is all the people who can vote. The House of Lords, however, is not elected by the people.
The prime minister is the leader of the strongest party. He or she rules the government in Britain. The parliament has the second biggest role, which consists of making the laws, passing the national budget and keeping an eye on the government. There must be a general election at least every five years. The parliament is splitted up in two parts; the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The House of Commons has a much bigger role and more power than the House of Lords. There are 646 representatives called Members of Parliament, often shorted down to MPs. Each one of them represents one constituency. Britain is divided into 646 parliamentary constituencies. They vary in size, but most have an electorate between 60.000 and 75.000 people. The electorate is all the people who can vote. The House of Lords, however, is not elected by the people.
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