Prime Time 5, Coursebook mit Audio-CD

King James II became King in 1685. He tried to rule alone, so Parliament invited James’s daughter Mary and her Dutch husbandWilliam of Orange to come to England as King and Queen. … (Q5) Nobody wanted to fight for James, so it was a Glorious (and Bloodless) Revolution. … (Q6) William and Mary had to sign a document called the Bill of Rights (1689), which finally made sure that Parliament was more important than the monarch. A … and is one of the most important documents in English history. 0 C ✔ B In 1688 William landed with a small army. Q1 C / King John lost most of his land in France. Q2 D … because it had so many of the features of later Parliaments. Q3 E When he tried to make them pay heavy taxes, they rebelled. Q4 F But before they were given the crown, … Q5 G … but poor peasants working on the barons’ land. Q6 • Parliament, not the monarch, passes laws and decides on taxes. • Parliament keeps a check on the army. • MPs have absolute freedom of speech. Bill of Rights House of Commons One elected Member of Parliament (MP) for each of about 645 constituencies. Each MP has to be elected directly by the voters of a constituency. The candidate with the most votes in each constituency becomes its MP. House of Lords About 740 non-elected members. There is now a strong movement in the House of Commons to allow only elected Lords (except the Law Lords). Sovereign represents the country as Head of State Cabinet decides policies/governs Ministers Prime Minister House of Lords about 740 appointed Lords Archbishops, bishops and life peers appointed by Sovereign on recommendation of Prime Minister need confidence of appoints can have dissolved House of Commons about 645 MPs They make laws The people (The candidate who polls the most votes in a constituency is elected.) elects for a maximum period of five years can delay legislation 3 The system of government in the UK 63 5 Politics Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv