Презентация на тему Constitution of the United Kingdom

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Parliament

The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, and succession to the British throne is hereditary. The monarch, or Sovereign, is the Head of State of the United Kingdom and amongst several roles is notably the Commander-in-chief of the British Armed Forces.

Parliament is bicameral, with two houses — the House of Commons and the House of Lords; the monarch formally forms a third element of Parliament (see Queen-in-Parliament). The House of Commons, which unlike the House of Lords is democratically elected

Queen's Consent
Under the British constitution, sweeping executive powers, known

as the royal prerogative, are nominally vested in the monarch.

1926)

Prime Minister
The power to dismiss and appoint other ministers
The

power to summon and prorogue Parliament
The power to grant or refuse Royal Assent to bills (making them valid and law)
The power to appoint members to the Queen's Counsel
The power to issue and withdraw passports
The power to create corporations by Royal Charter
The most important prerogative still personally exercised by the monarch is the choice of whom to appoint Prime Minister. 

power to declare war and peace
The power to deploy

the Armed Forces overseas
The power to recognise states
The power to accredit and receive diplomats

Kingdom
It is the monarch's constitutional duty to appoint a

Prime Minister who can command support of a majority in the House of Commons. When one party has an absolute majority in the House of Commons, the monarch appoints the leader of that party as prime minister.