4. The bald eagle. Washington DC George Washington

5. The Union Jack The Coat of Arms The UK

6. The Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Elizabeth II The Buckingham Palace

7. The Houses of Parliament. The House of Commons The House of Lords The speaker of The vice-speaker of the House of Commons The House of Lords Mikel MarteenM. Koks The legislative power. 880 hereditary peers 26 spiritual peers 270 life peers 650 popular elected members

8. The official residence of the British Prime Minister is Downing Street,10 The Prime minister The Cabinet Gordon Brown

9. There are three main parties in Great Britain the Labour Party, The Liberal and the Conservative (the Tories). The leader of the Conservative (the Tories) The leader of the Liberal party David Camiron Gordon Brown

10. Criminal Court Civil Court Court of Appeal (1-3 judges and no jury) Crown Court (1 judge and jury) High Court ( 1-3 judges and no jury) Country Court Magistrates’ Court (3 magistrates and no jury) The Judiciary branch Law Courts 3 law Lords

11.  1.What does the British Parliament consist of?  Houses b) palaces  Castles d) rooms  2.How many main political parties are there in Great Britain?  a) two b) three  c) four d) one  3. The British national flag is called:  a) King Phillip b)cross and stripes  b)St. Andrew c) Union Jack  4.What is the official residence of the British Prime Minister?  a)Downing Street,10 b) Downing Street,5  c)Baker Street, 5 c)Wall Street? 10  5.Great Britain is:  a) a constitutional monarchy b) a democracy  c) an absolute monarchy d) a parliamentary monarchy

13. The USA The flag of the USA. The President of the USA

14. Executive BranchLegislative BranchJudicial Branch President Vice President Cabinet Departments 1.State 2.Treasury 3.Defence 4.Justice 5.Interior 6.Agriculture 7.Commerce 8.Labor 9.Energy 10.Health and human services 11.Transportation 12.Housing and Urban Development 13.Education 14.Veterans’ Affairs Congress House of Representatives (435 members The number from each state is determined by the population of the state) Senate President of the Senate is the Vice President of the USA (100 members 2 from each state) The Supreme Court ( Chief Justice and 8 associate justices) Court of appeals District court Special courts 1.Court of Claims 2.Territorial courts 3.Court of military Appeals 4.Customs court 5.Court of Customs and Patent Appeal

15. The USA constitution was written in 1787. Legislative ExecutiveJudicial The Constitution

16. Nancy Pelocy, The speaker of the House of Representatives. Kondoliza Rice, the Secretary

17. There are two main parties in the USA. They are the Democratic Party (organized in the 1820 th ) and the Republican Party (organized in the 1850s). The symbol of the Republican Party is an elephant. The symbol of the Democratic Party is a donkey.

18.  1. What is the symbol of the republican party?  elephant b) horse  c) donkey d) mouse  2. Who was the first president of the USA?  a) Washington b) Lincoln  c) Jefferson d) Kennedy  3. What office does the American president work?  a) square b) light  c) oval d) triangular

19. The USAThe UK The President is the head of the executive branch The prime minister is the head of the executive branch The president and the members of the US Congress are elected; The members of the Cabinet are appointed; The members of the House of Commons are elected; The Prime Minister and the Cabinet are appointed;

20. The USA The UK The president is both the head of the State and of government: The Queen is the official head of the state; The Prime minister is the leader of the government and the leader of the party with the majority seats in the House of Commons; The Cabinet includes the ministers in charge of major government departments or ministries; The Congress is composed of two houses – the Senate and the House of Representatives; Parliament is made up of 2 chambers – The House of Commons and the House of Lords: The Senate has 100 elected members. The House of Representatives has 435 members The House of common consists of 650 elected MPs. The House of Lords consists of over 1100 permanent non-elected members.

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