APiga -Lingua Inglese I- Faculty of Economic, Legal and Political Sciences

FACOLTÀ DI SCIENZE ECONOMICHE,

GIURIDICHE E POLITICHE

LINGUA INGLESE I

REPORT ON THE SEMINAR

BRITISH LIFE LECTURE

PROF. SARAH FITT

Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge-UK

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Deadlines: 12th June or 21th July 2017

REPORT ON THE SEMINAR

BRITISH LIFE LECTURE

PROF. SARAH FITT

Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge-UK

The British political system and the European Debate

  1. What is the Cabinet? What does it do?

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  1. Who is the Head of State?

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  1. What is an MP?

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  1. What is the system of government in the UK?

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  1. What is meant by left and right in politics?

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  1. What are the basic principles of the left party?

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  1. What are the basic principles of the right party?

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  1. What is meant by Opposition party?

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  1. What doesn’t the UK have, that the US and most other countries have?

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  1. What are the names of the two chambers of British parliament?

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  1. Which is the main difference between them?

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  1. What does the shape of the Commons tell you about the nature of British politics?

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  1. What are the main political parties in the UK parliament?

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  1. What is the difference between Conservative and Labour Policies?

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  1. How many MPs are there in the House of Commons? How many women? How many from ethnic minorities?

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  1. How much is an MP’s/PM’s salary? What is the national average?

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  1. How many seats did the three main parties get in 2015 election?

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  1. There are three categories of Peers in the House of Lords. What are they? How do Peers get their position? How many Peers are there?

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  1. How much do Peers in the House of Lords get paid?

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  1. What is the two most common electoral voting systems? Which do we use in the UK?

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  1. The United Kingdom have voted to leave the European Union. What are your thoughts?

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  1. Who did Londoners vote for Major of London? Who has he been arguing with?

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  1. What is happening on 8th June 2017?

Main Manifesto Points

  1. )Describe the most important manifesto points concerning the conservatives (150/200 words).
  1. )Describe the most important manifesto points concerning the Labour party (150/200 words).
  1. Describe the most important manifesto points concerning the Liberal democrats (150/200 words).
  1. Describe the most important manifesto points concerning the Scottish National party (150/200words).

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