1. Basic Structure of the Central Government Presented by 吕珊 624 叶晓瑜 625

2. Outline Basic Structure of Central Government in UK Brief introduction of Chinese Government Comparison between two governments

3. Basic Structure of Central Government in UK Monarch (non-political) Legislature ---Parliament House of Commons (political) House of Lords (semi-political) Executive Prime Minister & Cabinet (political) Ministers & Civil service (non-political) Judiciary (non-political) House of Lords Court of Appeal

4. Monarch Historically: exercise more political power Nowadays: Formal head of State and Commonwealth Symbol of national unity perform ceremonial functions guarantee the law and constitution

6. Legislature---Parliament House of Lords: hereditary peers or peeresses, senior judges, church figures and life peers (695Lords) House of commons: members of parliament (659) Three functions to examine proposals for new laws to observe government policy and administration to debate the major issues of the day

7. Executive Prime Minister: presides over the Cabinet, allocates functions among ministers Informs the Queen of the general business of the Government Recommends a number of appointments to the Queen Cabinet: chosen by Prime Minister support the Government’s delivery reform programme Civil Service: offer advice, implement the policies Tony Blair

8. Judiciary Headed by Lord Chancellor Interpret laws in practice

10. Basic Structure of Government in China National People’s Congress Legislative National People’s Congress & Standing Committee People’s deputies National People’s Political Consultative Conference Delegates Executive State Council Premier+ Vice Premiers+ Heads of various ministries Judicial Supreme People’s Procuracy Supreme People’s Court

11. Similarities Unitary System of Government Mainly divide into three parts Britain China Legislature Parliament NPC&SC Executive Cabinet State Council Judiciary House of Lord SPC

12. Differences Britain Hereditary Monarch Non-Political two-party system House of Lords China Elected by NPC Political Five year-term Multi-party cooperation Supreme People’s Court &Supreme People’s Procuracy Head of the State Leading Party Judiciary

13. Thank You for Attention! Reference http://www.china.org.cn http://www.parliament.uk CECL