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What does the word « democracy » mean ?

Project work Parliamentary Democracy. How does it work? By 6 - th grade students Consultant: Lapina I.V. English language teacher Scho о l № 1595 Moscow, 2014. What does the word « democracy » mean ?. People do what they want. People rule the country.

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What does the word « democracy » mean ?

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  1. ProjectworkParliamentary Democracy. How does it work?By 6-th grade studentsConsultant:Lapina I.V.English language teacher Schoоl №1595Moscow, 2014

  2. What does the word «democracy» mean? • People do what they want. • People rule the country. • People elect the head of state. • People say what they want. • All people follow the constitution. • People do what they want within the framework of law. • The head of state guarantees the rights of citizens.

  3. Objectives to observe political system of different countries to clear up the functions of different institutions of power to find out the common features and the differences between the UK, the US and the Russian political systems to attract attention of teens to research and project work

  4. What political system does Russia belong to? We live in the Russian Federation which adopted its Constitution in 1993. The Russian Federation is a presidential republic. The Federal Assembly The President The Federal Government The Federation Council The Chairman of the Government , Ministers The Duma 450 deputies The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation The People All men and women over 18

  5. How much power does the president have? The President is the head of state and is elected directly by the people. In fact he has much power.

  6. How much power does the president have? The President Is involved in work of the executive and legislative branches of power Appoints the federal judges Is commander-in-chief of the armed forces Can veto laws Can dissolve the Duma Governs the country Guaranties the human rights Determines the policy Administers federal programme Appoints the ministers Makes treaties

  7. What political system does the UK belong to? The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy. The monarch is the official head of state officially appoints The government Officially appoints The Prime Minister is the head of government The cabinet about 20 ministers Non-Cabinet Ministers chooses chooses Parliament The House Of Lordsover 1.100 permanent members The House of Commons 650 elected MPs elect Thepeople all men and women over 18

  8. The official head of state. The monarch Is involved in work of the legislative and executive branches of power officially appoints the Prime Minister Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state. In law the queen is the head of executive branch and a part of the legislative branch but in fact her role is mostly ceremonial. She acts on the advice of her ministers represents Britain when she meets other heads of state officially appoints life peers opens Parliament once a week she has a meeting with the Prime Minister gives the royal assent to the bills opens hospitals,bridges and museums

  9. Legislative branch Parliament Executive branch the Government What does each branch of power do?Functions Coordinategovernmentdepartments Examine bills TheoppositioninCommonsformstheShadowCabinet Vote on the bills Determine government policy Draft a new law Opposesgovernmentpolicies Revise bills Administer government programmes Delay bills Challengesthegovernmentprogrammes Pass laws Approve bills Rule the country in fact Control the executive branch of power

  10. The US political system Congress The Administration The House of Representatives 435 members The President The Vice President The Cabinet Secretaries as heads of the most important departments in the Administration The United States of America is a federal (presidential) republic. The president is the head of state. Appoints Approve The Senate 100 members Elect THE PEOPLE Elect All men and women over 18

  11. The President How much power does the USpresident have? Governs the country Guaranties the human rights Determines the policy Appoints the Cabinet Makes treaties Appoints federal judges Administers federal programme Appoints ambassadors Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces Can veto laws

  12. The system of checks and balances In the USA the third branch of power, the judicial branch, is much more powerful than in some other countries. It is involved in the system of checks and balances. The President The president can veto laws passed by Congress. The president appoints federal judges. The Court can declare presidential acts unconstitutional. Congress can pass laws over the President’s veto by a two-thirds majority. The Senate must approve the President’s judicial appointments. The Supreme Court Congress The Court can declare laws unconstitutional.

  13. Let’s compare the political systems Great Britain USA Russian Federation Political system Constitutional monarchy Presidential republic Presidential republic The head of state Queen President President Legislative branch of power Parliament Congress Federal Assembly Executive branch of power The Government The Government Federal Government The head of executive branch Prime Minister President President

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