The MONARCHY and The

GOVERMENT Group: OCTOPUS1. Sy Huu Vinh2. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Yen3. Tran Thi Bích Van4. Phan Thi Bao Uyen5. Asi Yah6. Nguyen Thi Hong Vien

The Royal FamilyThe British Royal Family‘s

name is Windsor. They changed their name from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor in 1917 because of protest.

The WINDSORS

The Royal Family

Britain Constitution

The Queen/ Crown

PowerIn

ParliamentLaw “Subject”

~ Citizens

APPEARANCE

David Cameron - Prime Minister

Other ministerial positions

Elizabeth II

Summons

DissolvesParliament

“Servants of the Crown”

APPEARANCE

“The People”

“The State”

“The Crown or

Her Majesty’s

”

APPEARANCE

America

Other countries

REALITY

House of Commons

Prime

Minister

Governme

nt Ministers PARLIAMENT

The Queen

• Do “Royal assent” to “request” of dissolution or a bill passed

• Read an written speech• and so on

The majority of MPs support

“advise” the Queen

The role First, the monarchy is the personal embodiment of the government of the country

Second, the monarchy could act as a final check on a government

Third, the monarchy has a very practical role to play

The value

The British monarchy is probably more important to the economy of the country than it is to the system of government

The monarchy gives British people a symbol of continuity, and a harmless outlet of the expression of national pride

Making up for the lack of colour and ceremony in most people’s daily lives: the Queen’s official birthday, royal weddings, and ceremonial events…

The value

The glamorous lives of “the royals” provide a source of entertainment that often takes on the characteristics of a television soap opera

The value

For the last 250 years, the British monarchy as an institution has only rarely been a burning political issue.

Few people in Britain could be described as either ‘monarchists’ or ‘anti-monarchists’

During the last two decades of the twentieth century, there has been lowered the prestige of royalty.

The change in attitude can be seen by comparing Queen Elizabeth’s 25 th anniversary as Queen with her 40th anniversary

THE FUTURE

The change in attitude can be seen by comparing Queen Elizabeth’s 25 th anniversary as Queen with her 40th anniversary. In 1977, there were neighbourhood street parties throughout the country, most of them spontaneously and voluntarily organized.

THE FUTURE

11-20 in 1992 - fire erupted at Windsor Castle, Queen Elizabeth's official residence west of London, causing much damage. The fire burned for 15 hours damaging or destroying nine principal rooms and over a hundred other rooms.The fire damaged one of the Queen’s favourite homes to the value of £60 million.

THE FUTURE

• Civil List payments to some members of the royal family were stopped

THE FUTURE

THE FUTURE

THE FUTURE OF MONARCHY

THE FUTURE

What would happen if Prince Charles died before The Queen?

If Prince Charles died before The Queen then Prince William would become heir to the throne. This would mean he would become the next King after The Queen died. Whilst heir, he might be made Prince of Wales but would not qualify to become Duke of Cornwall because the Dukedom and Duchy of Cornwall are only automatically assumed by the heir to the throne who is also the eldest son of the Monarch.It is not true that Prince Andrew would become the next King because he is currently 5th in line to the throne. Prince Charles, Prince William, Prince George and Prince Harry would have to be King or die first.

Undertake various official, ceremonial, diplomatic and representational duties, but no official

power.

THE MONARCH

- Who are not elected .- Holding the government

to account like questioning government

and debating policies

THE HOUSE OF LORDS

- Who are elected to represent constituencies.- This part have greatest

political power in UK.

THE HOUSE OF COMMOMS

POLICY OF ENGLAND IS CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY AND PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM

PARLIAMENT SYSTEM

The chief executive of the government. He is the leader of the party that holds the most seats in the House of Commons.

Candidate must be authoritized to do by the parties nominating officer. They must win the most votes in the constituency.

The prime minister presides over the Cabinet and selects the other Cabinet members.

Oversees the operation of the Civil Service and government agencies.

The Cabinet has about 21 members whom must be members of Parliament (MPs), and Prime Minister

Members of the Cabinet are leaders of the majority party in the House of Common, rarely in House of Lords.

The cabinet meets once a week and discuss about the important issues and make decision.

Prime Minister

serves as the 1st of Treasury and civil service

CABINET MEMBERS

First secretary of

state, Chancellor

of the Exchequer

Lord Chancellor

and Secretary of

State for Justice

Secretary of State for

International Development

Secretary of State for Scotland

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Secretary of State for

Wales

Minister Without Portfolio

ECT…ECT…

The civil service

The civil service is the unique structure of the British Government• The day-to-day running of the government and the

implementation of its policy continue in the hands of the same people that were there with the previous government – the top rank of the civil service. Governments come and go, but the civil service remains.

The civil service

It is sometimes the top civil servants and not the ministers govern the country• By comparison, ministers, even those who have been

in the same department for several years, are still new to the job. Moreover, civil servants know the secrets of the previous government which the present minister is unaware of.

• For all these reasons, it is often possible for top civil servants to exercise quite a lot of control over their ministers, and it is sometimes said that it is they, and not their ministers, who really govern the country

The civil service

What particular sections of society do civil servants come from?• the top rank of the civil service is still largely made up of people from the

same narrow section of society – people who have been to public school and then on to Oxford or Cambridge, where they studied subjects such as history or classical languages

Modern criticism of the civil service does not question its loyalty but its efficiency • Many ministers have remarked on the struggle for power between them and

their top civil servants, but very few have ever complained of any political bias. Top civil servants know that their power depends on their staying out of ‘politics’ and on their being absolutely loyal to their present minister

Central and local government

The system of local government is very similar to the system of national government. • There are elected representatives, called coun cillors (the equivalent of

MPs). They meet in a council chamber in the Town Hall or County Hall (the equivalent of Parliament), where they make policy which is implemented by local government officers (the equivalent of civil servants)

• They employ three times as many people as the national government does

Central and local government

• Local councils are allowed to collect one kind of tax. This is a tax based on property.

• The modern trend has been towards greater and greater control by central government. This is not just a matter of controlling the way local government raises money. There are now more laws governing the way councils can conduct their affairs

Local government services

Public hygiene

Environmental health inspection

The provision of public swimming pools

Public parks

Local government servicesGreen grassy spaces

Children’s playgrounds

Playing fields for sports

Public libraries

5000 public libraries

One for every 12000 people

Around 45000 books

Local government services

The Library of Birmingham is the largest public library in Birmingham, England