2015-10-14
666
1. Great Britain is a federal republic.
2. Officially the head of state is the President.
3. The head of the state is the Queen, whose power is absolute.
4. The Queen never acts on the advice of the ministers and Parliament.
5. The British Constitution was written in 1265.
6. The main principles of British legislation are expressed in "Magna Charta", "Habeas Corpus Act", "Bill of Rights", the Parliamentary Act.
7. British legislation provides written guarantees of individual political rights.
8. Parliament in Great Britain has existed since 1265.
9. Parliament in Great Britain is the youngest Parliament in the world.
10. Parliament consists of three Houses — the House of Kings, the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
11. The House of Lords consists of 10 peers.
12. Peers are elected by the people at a general election within 5 years of the last election.
13. The representatives of the House of Commons are appointed by The House of Lords.
14. The head of the government is the Prime Minister.
15. The Prime Minister is appointed by the Queen before the general election.
16. The Prime Minister doesn’t belong to any party.
17. The Prime Minister appoints the ministers to make up the government.
18. There is main political party in Great Britain - the Conservative Party.
19. The Conservative party came into being in the 19th century as a result of the evolution of the Tory party.
20. The Conservative party was founded in 1900.
21. The Labour Party won the election for the first time in 1945.
Exercise 6. Form comparative and superlative degrees of the adjectives.
1. large
2. small
3. big
4. hot
5. cold
6. long
