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Easier English Dictionary for Students (978 0 7475 6624 3)
as Members of Parliament, or MPs.
2. The House of Lords. This is the upper chamber, which is made up of hereditary peers or specially appointed
men and women.
The House of Commons is the most important house. Many people in Britain want the House of Lords
abolished because they see it as an outdated institution.
B. 1.
False. It is a system of government with an
hereditary king or queen.
2.
False. A politician is a person who works for the
government. 3.
False. A statesman or stateswoman is an important
political leader or representative of a country.
4.
True
5.
True.
6.
False. A ministry is a government department.
7.
True.
8.
False. A policy is a decision on the general way of doing something.
‘People voted for the Labour Party because they liked their policies’ 9.
False. A referendum is a vote where all the people of a country are asked to vote on a single question.
‘We want a referendum on the issue of European Monetary Union’ 10. False. An election is the process of choosing by voting (The verb is
elect )
In Britain, a general election (in which all voters can vote for a government) is held every five years. when a
Member of Parliament dies or retires, there is a by-election to choose a new MP.
Other words and expressions which you might find useful include: vote / elect / revolution / scandal / stand for - run for Parliament / seat / marginal seat / chamber / Vice-President
mayor / ambassador / embassy / party / representative / proportional representation / bureaucracy / bureaucrat
The three largest political parties in Britain are the Labour Party, the Conservative Party and the
Liberal Democrats.
