Government system

Democrats House of Commons Prime Minister

Conservatives President Labour House of Lords
House of Representatives Monarch Senat Republicans

The UK The USA

 Do you know the meaning of the words ?

1. party  the system of rules

2. veto
 to write your name
 a political organization
3. law  a position in a parliament
4. elect  the right to stop a law
5. majority  to choose sb to do a job
6. judge  a person belongs to a group
7. sign  the largest part of a group
 connected with the
8. constitutional constitution of a country
9. member  a person who decides how
10. seat criminals should be
punished
 Complete the sentences.

 King
The head of State is the _________ Queen
or _________ .
 Parliament
All laws are changed only by __________________ .
 Members of Parliament are elected every __ 5 ______
years .
 The members of the House of Lords are people
such as politicians
________ , judges directors
__________ , ____________ .
 check
They ________ all new laws, but can´t stop them.
 two large parties.
There are ____
 The party with the most seats forms the
government
________________ .
 Prime
The party´s leader becomes ________ Minister .
________
 Answer the questions.

 How many states are there in the USA ? 50

 Are all laws legal in all states in the USA ? No, they aren´t.
 Where is a federal government ? Washington DC
 How many terms can be the President elected ? 2
 Can the President make laws? No, he can´t.
 Who makes and changes laws? Congress
 How many Senators does each state have ? 2
 Which political parties are there ? The Republicans and
the Democrats