Gatentekst POLITICS
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DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNMENT
There have been no violent changes in the constitution since the advice
"Bloodless Revolution" of 1688. Then, Parliament invited William cabinet
and Mary to become Britain's first constitutional ..1... A citizens
constitutional monarch is ..2.. who can rule only with the support of companies
controlled
Parliament. defeated
The Bill of Rights (1689) was the first ..3.. towards constitutional demonstrate
monarchy. This Bill prevents the monarch from making laws or follower
raising an army without Parliament's approval. Since 1689 the ..4.. foreigners
of Parliament has grown steadily, while the power of the monarch frequent
governs
has ..5... The Reform Acts of 1832, 1867 and 1884 gave the right to influenced
vote to large numbers of male ..6... Today every man and woman law
aged eighteen and over has the right to vote. leader
advice
majority
The party that wins the most ..7.. in the House of Commons in a cabinet
monarchs
general election forms the government, and the ..8.. of this ..9.. citizens
old-fashioned
becomes Prime Minister, the head of the government. Prime one companies
ministers usually take ..10.. decisions with the agreement of their controlled
party
..11.. (a committee of leading ministers). In recent years, partly passdefeated
demonstrate
passed
..12.. by the american presidential style, strong prime ministers have follower
persuade
shown a ..13.. to take political decisions on their own, but to do this foreigners
place
successfully, they must later ..14.. either the Cabinet or a majority of frequent
policy
their party to ..15.. their decision. They hold ..16.. Cabinet meetings governs
political
influenced
population
at their house at number 10 Downing Street, which is very near the law
Houses of Parliament in Westminster. The power of the Cabinet is, power
leader
presented
in turn, ..17.. by Parliament, for no bill which a minister prepares can majority
progressive
become ..18.. until it is passed by an Act of Parliament. monarchs
seats
Bills can be introduced into either House, but all important bills are old-fashioned
signs
stepone
..19.. first to the House of Commons. Here they are explained and party
debated. If they receive a ..20.. vote they go to the House of Lords. support
pass
tendency
The Lords only have power to delay a bill. They can throw it out passed
victory
once, but if it is presented a second time, they must ..21.. it. Finally persuade
weakened
the bills are taken by the Prime Minister to the Queen, who always place
policy
..22.. them. The Queen is a constitutional monarch, that is to say political
she ..23.. through Parliament. She acts on the ..24.. of her Prime population
Minister and does not make any major ..25.. decisions. power
The House of Commons is the main law-making body. If a major bill presented
is ..26.. there, the government usually resigns and there is a new progressive
seats
election. In any case, elections must be held at least every five signs
years. step
At the moment the only large opposition party is the Labour Party. The support
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victory
weakened
party is a mixture of left-wing and centre-left politicians who believe in greater social
equality. The Labour Party has changed very much since the mid-eighties because
of the great changes that have taken ..27.. in British society. In the past Labour
represented the working classes, the majority of the poorer people that did not own
houses or businesses. But now two-thirds of the ..28.. own the houses they live in
and millions of ..29.. people own small businesses or shares in large ..30...
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Antwoorden gatentekst POLITICS
1 monarchs
2 one
3 step
4 power
5 weakened
6 citizens
7 seats
8 leader
9 party
10 policy/political
11 Cabinet
12 influenced
13 tendency
14 persuade
15 support
16 frequent
17 controlled
18 law
19 presented
20 majority
21 pass
22 signs
23 governs
24 advice
25 political/policy
26 defeated
27 place
28 population
29 progressive
30 companies
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