1. POLITICAL SYSTEMS I. UK

2. Let´s start! EXECUTIVE POWER UK is a constitutional monarchy, but…
Magna Charta 1215
Bill of Rights
Act of Union
EXECUTIVE POWER
Queen Elizabeth II (The Sovereign)
The Government
Prime Minister – The Cabinet
Scottish Government
Welsh Assembly Government
Northern Ireland Executive

3. THE PARLIAMENT House of Commons: 650 members 650 constituencies
General Election
First Past the Post Electoral system
HM Government vs. HM Opposition
Conservative: 304
Labour: 254
Liberal Democrats: 57
Democratic Unionist Party: 8
Scottish National Party: 6
Sinn Feinn: -5
Plaid Cymru: 3
SDLP: 3
Independent: 2
Alliance: 1
Green: 1
Respect: 1

4. House of Lords
764 members
life peers
Lords Spiritual
Lords Temporal
HM Government
HM Opposition
Crossbenchers

7. SOME FUNNY STUFF… 