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British Lifestyle and Background

The Geography

Scotland

England

Wales

The Constitutional Monarchy

A form of national government in which the power of the monarch (the king or queen) is restrained by a parliament, by law, or by custom. Several nations, especially in modern times, have passed from absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy, including Belgium, Britain, Denmark, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden.

Queen Elizabeth II

(The House of) Windsor

Prince Charles (and Camilla)

Parliament

The House of Lords

The House of Lords (also known as House of Peers for ceremonial purposes) is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords.” Parliament comprises the Sovereign, the House of Commons (which is the lower house of Parliament and referred to as "the Commons"), and the Lords. Membership of the House of Lords was once a right of birth to hereditary peers, but following a series of reforms these now only form a portion of the membership. As of July 2009 the House of Lords has 740 members, 94 more than the 646-seat House of Commons. The House of Lords, like the House of Commons, assembles in the Palace of Westminster.

The House of CommonsThe House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords (the upper house). Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 646 members, who are known as "Members of Parliament" or MPs. Members are elected, through the first-past-the-post system, by electoral districts known as constituencies, and hold their seats until Parliament is dissolved (a maximum of five years after the preceding election). The House of Commons was originally far less powerful than the House of Lords, but today its legislative powers exceed those of the Lords. Under the Parliament Act 1911, the Lords' power to reject most legislative bills was reduced to a delaying power. Moreover, the Government is primarily responsible to the House of Commons; the Prime Minister stays in office only as long as he or she retains its support. Almost all government ministers are drawn from the House of Commons and, with one brief exception,[2] all Prime Ministers since 1902.

Prime Minister (Conservative)David Cameron and wife Samantha

3 Major Political Parties in Parliament

• Conservative Party: Center – right *This is the political party of David Cameron

• Liberal Party: Traditionally centrists (in the center) but recently have moved slightly left

• Labour Party: Center- left

(There are 443 registered parties in Great Britain and Ireland.)

Winston Churchill

United Kingdom

Britons are the “Subjects of the Realm”

The “King” and His Subjects

The English Channel

Westminster Abbey

Poet’s Corner (in Westminster Abbey)

The London Eye

Tower of London

Tower Bridge

William Shakespeare

The Bard of Avon

The Beatles

“Come Together”

“Michelle”

“Yellow Submarine”

“Yesterday”

Union Jack

“God Save the Queen”God save our gracious Queen,Long live our noble Queen,God save the Queen!Send her victorious,Happy and glorious,Long to reign over us;God save the Queen!

O Lord our God arise,Scatter her enemiesAnd make them fall;Confound their politics,Frustrate their knavish tricks,On Thee our hopes we fix,God save us all!

Thy choicest gifts in storeOn her be pleased to pour;Long may she reign;May she defend our laws,And ever give us causeTo sing with heart and voice,God save the Queen!

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