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1.Geography
The British Isles are a group of islands situated off the continent of Europe. The British state is made up of Great Britain (England, Wales, and Scotland) and Northern Ireland. Its full name is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK).
2.London, the Capital
The oldest part of the capital, the City of London is situated on the north bank of the River Thames. Here are also the Royal Courts of Justice and St Paul’s Cathedral (劳动感悟200字圣保罗大教堂). Further up the Thames is the City of Westminster where are the Hhous of Parliament containing the bell tower of Big Ben and the government offices of Whitehall(怀特霍尔，白厅，英国政府). Nearby are the National Gallery, Westminster Abbey and the royal residences of Buckingham Palace and St James’ Palace.
Tower of London, one of the most famous buildings in the world, sitting alongside the Thames River, was constructed following the Norman Conquest in the 11th century by William the Conqueror.
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As a world cultural center London contains muums and galleries of all kinds ,of which the largest and oldest is the British Muum.
母亲去世悼词Wembley Stadium is the site the Football Association Cup Final and Wimbledon（温布尔登） the site of the International Lawn Tennis Championship.
3. Politics
(1)Government and Administration
The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy. The head of State is king or queen. In practice, the Sovereign doesn’t rule. The United Kingdom is governed, in the name of the Sovereign, by his or her Majesty’s Government——a body of Ministers.
There is no written constitution in UK. It is made up of statute (法令) law, common law and conventions.
厚黑学读后感(2)The Monarchy
The monarchy is the oldest instition of government. Queen Elizabeth II is the current Queen and Head of the Commonwealth.
The Queen is the symbol of the whole nation.
(3)The Parliament
The British Parliament which has a maximum duration of 5 years consists of two chambers, the Hou of Lords and the Hou of Commons(上下院). To the full n, the British Parliament consists of the Sovereign, the Hou of Lords and the Hou of Commons. Today, the Hou of Commons is the most powerful part of Parliament.
The Hou of Lords is made up of the Lords Spiritual（神职议员）and the Lords Temporal（世俗议员）, which is presided by the Lord Chancellor(大法官).
The Hou of Commons is elected by universal adult suffrage（选举） and consists of 651 Members of Parliament. It is in the Hou of Commons that the ultimate authority for law-making resides.
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General elections for the Hou of Commons are held at least every five years.
(4)Political Parties
There are two major parties in Britain, the Labor Party and the Conrvative Party. The leader of the party that wins the most ats is asked to form a government and the leader becomes the Prime Minister and lects his or her cabinet.
(5)The Cabinet and Ministry
Her Majesty’s Government is the body of ministers responsible for the conduct of national affairs. The Prime Minister presides over the cabinet and about 20 nior ministers compo the Cabinet. Ministers are responsible collectively to Parliament for all Cabinet decisions.历史成本原则
Tony Blair became the Prime Minister in May 1997 and is the youngest Labor Party leader. He resigned in 2007.
James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is a British Labour Party politician, who has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 1983. He rved as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 until 2010. Brown became Prime Minister in June 2007, after the resignation of Tony Blair and three days after becoming leader of the governing Labour Party. Immediately before this, he had rved as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour Government from 1997 to 2007. His tenure ended in May 2010, when he resigned as Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party.
David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966) is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, and Leader of the Conrvative Party. Cameron reprents Witneyas its Member of Parliament (MP). He is the youngest Prime Minister.
(6)The Privy Council
The Privy Council was formerly the chief source of executive power in the state, which can be traced back to the King’s Council, which in the 13th century gave the sovereign private advice on the government of the country.
Today, its role is largely formal, advising the sovereign to approve certain government decrees and issuing royal proclamations. Its membership is about 400 and includes all Cabinet ministers, the speakers of the Hou of Common and the Archbishops of Canterbury and York.
(7)Government Departments and the Civil Service瑞士足球
