Lesson 1.PARLIAMENTARY

DEMOCRACY

BRITAIN IS A ______.

THIS MEANS WE ELECT _____ TO REPRESENT US IN PARLIAMENT AND MAKE DECISIONS ON OUR BEHALF.

EACH M.P. REPRESENTS AN AREA OF THE COUNTRY, CALLED A ______. THERE ARE 646 CONSTITUENCIES AND THEREFORE ______M.P.s.

PARLIAMENT IS MADE UP OF __ PARTS:
A.
THE HOUSE OF ______ / B.
THE ______/ C.
THE REIGNING ______.

THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IS ______, THE HOUSE OF LORDS IS ______AND THE MONARCH IS ______.

______HAS SEVERAL FUNCTIONS:

1. IT IS THE LEGISLATURE.THIS MEANS IT MAKES ______.

2. IT PROTECTS THE ______OF CITIZENS.

THIS MEANS M.P.s REPRESENT THE CONCERNS & INTERESTS OF THEIR ______.

3. IT ______GOVERNMENT MINISTERS ABOUT THEIR POLICIES.

4. IT HOLDS ______ON MATTERS OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INTEREST

Missing Words
CONSTITUENCY, DEBATES, M.P.s , RIGHTS, APPOINTED, PARLIAMENT, 646, COMMONS, LAWS, HEREDITARY, REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY , HOUSE OF LORDS, 3, MONARCH, CONSTITUENTS, QUESTIONS, ELECTED

MAKING LAW

The passage of a Bill through Parliament

Finish these sentences

Parliament consists of ……

Its main functions are ……

PARLIAMENTARY WORDS

Sort out the following words/phrases with the correct definitions:

Cabinet

/ Second Chamber, consists of about 500 appointed “life peers”, 92 hereditary peers, 26 Spiritual peers and12 Law Lords
M.P. / An organisation of like minded people formed for the purpose of winning political power
Constituency / First and most powerful Chamber, consists of 646 elected members
Parliament /

Made up of members of party with the largest party of MP’s in the Commons

The Opposition / Member of Parliament representing all who live in a constituency
House of Lords / Made up of the House of Commons, House of Lords and the Monarchy
Representative Democracy / A powerful committee made up of all the ministers
The Government / The part of government that makes the laws
Monarch / The Party with the second largest number of MPs in the Commons
Political party / System of government where you elect people to make decisions for you
Legislature / The King or Queen a.k.a. Head of State
House of Commons / The geographical area an M.P. is responsible for

HOW PARLIAMENT WORKS

Monarch
House of Commons / House of Lords
The Government
Largest Political Party in HoC
Prime Minister
Cabinet- Ministers
Junior Ministers
Gov. backbenchers
The Opposition
Second Largest Party
Shadow Prime Minister
Shadow Cabinet – Shadow Ministers
Opposition Backbenchers
Other Parties

Sort out the following roles by drawing a line to each box;

Role of Parliament

Role of Political Parites

Role of The Cabinet

Role of The Government

Role of The Opposition

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Citizenship End of Unit Self Assessment Unit:

Name:Date:

Skill

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Could Do Better

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OK

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Good

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Excellent

Participation in class

Class written work
Group work participation
Homework/coursework
Neatness/Presentation
Attendance/Punctuality
Behaviour
Organisation
Knowledge and Understanding

Most important thing I have learnt in this unit:

Your Improvement Target 1:

Your Improvement Target 2:

What do you enjoy most in citizenship so far?

What do you enjoy least in citizenship so far?

Other Comments:

Assessed by ______Student

______Teacher

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