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Check-out NOW yOU CAN ✔ Discuss surveys and diagrams. ✔ Talk about aspects of the systems of government in the UK and in the US. ✔ Express comparison and contrast. ✔ Write a pro and con text. ✔ Use research tools and compile information. ✔ Discuss and present political issues. 1 Discussion: The role of a pupils’ representative Imagine there is an election for the pupils’ representative. Discuss the topic with a partner. Choose one of the role cards each, prepare an opening statement and start the discussion. Person A thinks that it is useless to elect a representative as he/she has no real powers to change things. The election is a waste of time. Person B wants to take part in the election as a candidate, because he/she thinks that you do not need formal powers to bring about change. He/She tries to convince pupils to take part in the election. 2 Writing: The British system of government Write an article for an online encyclopaedia for teenagers about aspects of the British system of government. Use the information from the previous pages to start your research. Consider the following points: • a comparison between the House of Commons and the House of Lords • the role of the Monarch • the role of the Cabinet 3 Reading: UK 2005 election statistics Read the text below, then decide whether the statements (1–7) are true (T) or false (F). Put a  in the correct box. The first one (0) has been done for you. The results of the 2005 General Election in the UK show that the Labour Party only won 36% of the votes, which was 5% less than in 2001. The statistics also show that the Labour Party achieved the lowest number of votes of any winning political party. However, they won 66 seats more than all the other parties combined. Although the Conservatives received about 60,000 votes more than Labour, they won 92 seats less than Labour within England. With 36% of the votes cast Labour managed to win 55% of the seats in the Commons whereas the Conservatives only got 30% of the seats but 33% of the votes. The Liberal Democrats, however, got 10% of the seats with about 22% of the votes cast. As fewer seats in the House of Commons mean less power, the clear winner was Labour in spite of their losses. Although the overall turnout was slightly higher than in 2001 (up 2%), more than one third (38.7%) of those registered to vote chose to stay away – a clear sign that many people are unhappy about the first-past-the-post system (majority system). Can give or seek personal views and opinions in discussing topics of interest. (B1) Can write short, simple essays on topics of interest. (B1) 72 Politics 5 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv