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TH
E British Electoral system
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assiduous/
s
dj
s/; adj hard-working and thorough
Synonyms: productive, hard-working, efficient
Adv assiduousLY
Noun assiduity
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Institute of Directors
A British organization for
company directors that putsforward the opinions of peopleinvolved in business to
politicians and the public.
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civil servant
someone who works for a government
department (drzavni sluzbenik)
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Tax concessions a reduction in the rate of taxes
for some groups of people
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True or false?
1.Parliamentary debatesare the main influence
on the legislation.
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False!
Hidden pressures are moreinfluential.
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2. Some MPs do more for bigbusiness than for their
constituents.3. The most powerful business
organizations approach
ministers directly.
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4. Business is influential partlybecause it is well-organized
and has money.
5. Non-commercial organizationsare getting better atinfluencing MPs.
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6. The public is well informedabout all the different lobbies.
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False! Most lobbying is concealed
from the public.
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The individual can do nothing if
he or she has a grievance.
False! The individual can try toget support from his/her own MP.
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GR
IEVANCE/
ri:v(
)ns/a complaint about being treated in anunfair way
Managers were presented with a longlist of grievances.
have a grievance:
People know who to go to if theyhave a grievance.
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to set the limits of something
Boundary delimitation, or simplydelimitation, is the term used todescribe the drawing ofboundaries, but is most often usedto describe the drawing ofelectoralboundaries
DELIMIT/di:lmt/
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G O V E RN M E N T
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PARLIAMENTARY government
(UK) Government consists of:
Cabinetof
Ministers
Legislature(Parliament)
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The Prime Minister is the
head of the government andthe leader of the majority partyin the House of Commons,
holding office while the partyholds a majority.
The Prime Minister selects
high officials andheads theCabinet.
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Parliament consists of two
chambers:
The House of Commons
The House of Lords
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H
ouse of Lords
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Central lobby
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Central Lobby is situated in the
middle of the Palace ofWestminster and was designedby Charles Barry to form thecrossroads of the building.
Everything to the south of it ispart of the House of Lords, andeverything to the north is part of
theH
ouse of Commons. CentralLobby is octagonal and featuresmosaics of St. George, St. David,St. Andrew and St. Patrick.
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The Lords acts as a revising chamber forlegislation and its work complements thebusiness ofthe Commons.
Members of the House of Lords aremostly appointed by the Queen, a fixednumber are elected internally and a limitednumber ofChurch of England
archbishops and bishops sit in theHouse.
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H
ouse of Lords - chamber
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H
ouse of Commons Chamber
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The House of Commons Chamber wasrebuilt by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott after it
was damagedduring the Second WorldWar. The new Chamber was built in astyle that was in keeping with theChamber that had been destroyed.
There are two sets of green benchesopposite to each other (so thatGovernment and Opposition MPs sitfacing each other), with a table in themiddle and the Speaker's Chair at thenorthern end. The Chamber is actuallyquite small as there is only room for 437MPs to sit down when there are 646 MPsin total
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House of Commons
Chamber: Speaker's table
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MP (member of parliament) MPs are elected from each
constituency (geographical area) tothe House of Commons.
The judiciary is independent but itcannot overrule the Prime Ministeror Parliament.
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The Highest Court consists of agroup of Lords.
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Presidential government
(USA)
The powers ofthe President and thelegislature (Congress) are
separate.
These branches of government are
elected separately.
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The President
Elected for a four-year term andcan appoint or nominate high
officials in government, includingcabinet members (who advise)andfederaljudges.
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The President leads amajority party, usually,but not always,themajority party in
Congress.
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Congress consists of twoHouses:
The Senate
T
heH
ouse ofR
epresentatives
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House of representatives-chamber
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us capitol senate
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Congressmen or women andSenators are elected for fixed
terms.
Thejudiciary is a separate branch. The
Supreme Court, the highest court,can overrule the President andCongress
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