Thẻ ghi nhớ: Chapter 5 - British Political Life | Quizlet

Politicians in Britain do not have a good reputation because:
A. Common people see a lack of trustworthiness from them.
B. Common people expect them to use their position to amass personal wealth.
C. Common people regard them with a high degree of suspicion.
D. Both A & C

D

More than half of the adults in Britain do not know the ... of their local Member of Parliament (MP).

name

The number of elected members of The House of Commons is...

650

Parliamentary elections are held every... years.

5

Britain is one of the very few European countries whose citizens do not have ...

identity

In Britain, a king or queen accepts the advice of a...

parliament

The Prime Minister chooses his party members to establish...

The Cabinet ministers

Who receives the title "Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition"?

The leader of the Opposition

The House of Lords has more than............ members.

1000

Two biggest parties have occupied more than ...... of all of the seats in the House of Commons.

90%

The British have always been enthusiastic towatds the topic of politics.

False

Voting in Britain is optional

True

The politicians are nervous about the negative picture painted by the satires

False

In Britain it is generally accepted that politics is a dirty business, a necessary evil.

True

Britain is a consitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy.

True

Britain is a country whose government is not controlled by a parliament which has been elected by people.

False

Yes, Prime Minister is just one of many programmes and publications devoted to political satire.

True

Margaret Thatcher was the real Prime Minister of the country throughout the 1990s.

False (1980s)

Although there are rules, regulations, principles and produres for the running of the country, Britain does not have "a constitution".

True

The Queen has the real power in Britain

False (Prime Minister)

People in Britain choose who is to govern the country, and then let them get on with their job.

True

Parliament consisits of two chambers: the House of Commans and the House of Lords.

False

Parliament in London is responsible for deciding national policy, but kany public services are provided by local government.

True

The Prime Minister cannot decide on the exact date for Parliament election within his/her five years in term of office.

False (6 weeks)

Members of the House of Lords do not receive a salary.

True

The monarch takes an active part in the decision making process.

False (does not have the roles)

The Conservative party (đảng bảo thủ) is also known as the Tories.

True

The Labour won its first government in 1923

True

Prime Minister chooses about twenty MPs from his or her party to become Cabinet Ministers.

True

The first rule of politics is 'Never Believe Anything Until It's been Oficially Denied'

True

what does democracy mean in Britain?

It is a country whose government is controlled by a parliament which has been elected by the people

how many members of the House of Lords take an active part in the work?

about 250

What is said to be "the most exclusive club in London"?

The House of Commons

why is Britain called a "two- party system"?

Since 1945, one of the 2 big parties has controlled the government. Members of these two parties have occupied more than 90% of all of the seats in the House of Commons

what is each miniter of the Cabinet miniters responsible for?

each Miniter is responsible for a particular area in government and for Civil government.

what does the Opposition accept?

the right of the majority party to run the country.

Who can the Queen appoint theoretically?

All the ministers, including Prime Minister

Can you name the main parties in Britain?

Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrats

who are the voters of the Labour?

Working class, plus a small middle-class intelligentsia

which party accepts the right of minority party to criticize it?

the winning party (the majority party)