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TEACHER Trần Thị Cẩm
Nguyễn Thị Thu Nhung
Hiền Trần Thùy Dung
Nguyễn Thị
Quỳnh Nhi
Cao Hữu Quốc
 The sty
Th e p u le
bl i c of
at t i t u d
e to democ
politics rac
y
The
constit The pa
u
and Th tion rty
e style system
of polit
ics

Th e
modern
situatio
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A very popular radio n TV comedy of the 1980s.
A true reflection of reality.
Illustrates the British attitude to politicians n
The public attitude to politics
(Cẩm Nhung)
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Question 1
How do they think about politicians in Britain?

A. Trustworthiness, suspicion, dishonest

B. Reliable, credibility, honest.
A. Trustworthiness, suspicion,
dishonest.
Watergate affair – in the USA in the
early 1970s
 Question 2:
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The first rule of
politics is “Never START
Belive Anything
Until. It’s been
officially Denied”
A. True B. False
A. True
Jim Hacker: “ Why the Prime Minister has
resigned?”
He don’t belive that £1million worth of diamonds
have been found in the PM’s house.
Never been officially denided!
The
joke
in
the
two
conv
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satio
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Question 3 (Fill in the blank)
More than half of the alduts in Britain do not
know the name of their local ……………
Member of Parliament
(MP)
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Tip: - Type of TV staire
- Well-known public figures in fictional situations.
- Format was copied in other European countries.
 “Spitting Image”
(Margaret Thatcher – PM 1979-91)
- Of TV satire
- Showed puppets of well-known public figures to make fun of
them.
- Like cartoons, grotesquely
 Margaret Thatcher [1925 – 2013] - "The Iron Lady"
The first female PM of Britain.
Leading Britain through a war and out of a recession,
she left a huge mark on politics.
Collectors’ items!
An indication of the poor reputation of politicians
in Britain is the value of their signatures.
In 1992, her signatures was worth £75 ( accompained
by a photo)
The signature of John Major - £
20
Winston Churchill – worth
£1,000
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Question 6. Choose the correct answer A, B or C.
Who doesn’t admit that he actually be Prime Minister ?

A. Jim Hacker
B. Eric Jeffries
C. Duncan Short
A. Jim Hacker
A fictional character in the 1980s British
sitcom Yes, Prime Minister
Public Attitude To
Politics
Lack of
Lack of enthusiasm
trustworthiness

Name of their local

MPs
Are
unknow
Howeve
r Names of important Gov. minister

Do expect them
to be honest Don’t welcome corruptions
The first rule of politics is “Never Belive
Anything Until. It’s been officially Denied”
The End – Part 1
What’s Democracy ?
The style of democracy
(Thùy Dung)
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Question 1. “The
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A. True B.
False
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Question 2. Fill in the blank START

“Britain one of the very few

European countries whose citizens
don’t have ………….”

[ Tip: What is it ?]
Identity Cards
- Before 1970s, tourism to Foreign countries became popular.
- Went through life without ever owning a document .
- To be not oblige to carry identification w them.
 Tip: - not to tell anyone about the details of their work.

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Question 2. What is the name of law?

Tip - not to tell anyone about the details of their

work.
- Your identity and the information are regarded
as, private matters.
Official Secrets Act
- Britain is a Freedom of Information Act.
- No law obliges an agency to show u what
information about u.
These two aspects are characteristic => Not breaking n paying taxes
=> No national service
(to be not obliged to vote if they can’t be bothered;
don’t have to register their change of address
The government in Britain has a
comparatively free hand => “ a
democracy”
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“In many countries an important constitutional
change cannot be made without a referendum in
which everybody in the country has the chance to
vote “Yes” or “No” “.

A. True B. False
A. True
 People choose who is to
gover the country and let
them get on with it !
The End – Part 2
The constitution
 Which Britain is belong to regime ?

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Which Britain is belong to regime ?

 Constitutional Mornachy
(A king or queen who accepts the advice of a
parliament)
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“Whether a mornach (as in Belgium, the
Netherlands and Denmark) or a president ( as
in Germany, Greece and Italy) has little real
power”.

A. True B. False
A. True
 • Governed by a King or
Is a Queen
constitution • Accepts the advice of
al mornachy Parliament

• Government controlled
Is also by Parliament
parliamenta • Official head of stare or
ry President has little real
democracy power

Doesn’t have a
“constitution” at all
 No written law:
- Says anything about who
can be the MP and what his
powers are.
- asserts people ‘s rights.
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The Style Of Politics
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Choose the correct answer A or B
“Political life in Britain still influenced by the
traditional British respect for …………… and
…………….”

A. Privacy and love of secrecy.

B. Public and sharing.
A. Privacy and love of secrecy.
House Of Commons
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How many important points make MPs

( Member of Parliament) feel special
sense of belonging with each other, even
among those who have radically opposed
political philosophies?
 => Two (2)
(1) Parliament has absolute control
over its own affairs and is, in fact , the
highest power in the land.
(2) There are the ancient traditions of
procedure.
Comparatively
informal

MPs have a habit of co-operation

among politicians of different
parties
- Being a good friend
- Little fighting about how political
business is to be conducted fairly
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The Party System
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How many party system are
there in Britain ?
Two-party system (2)
History: As the Tories in the early
19th century
Leader [Jan,1995]: John Major
Votes: the richer sections of society
Money: from business people

History : Beginning of the 20th

century
Leader [Jan,1995] : Tony Blank
Votes: Working class
Money: from tradeunions
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Fill in the blank

“One reason for the existence of this
situation is the ………”
=> The Electoral System
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Party’s MPs who have the most control over

party policy and the biggest influence on the
choice of party leader.

A. True B. False
A. True
 The parties choose
candidates in elections

The party that wins The largest minority

the majorty of seat party =opposition
forms the Gov. and its (criticize the party
leaders [MPs] running the country)

Without agreement between the political

parties , the British parliamentary system
would break down
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The Modern Situation
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Fill in the black

“In 1950, Britain, despite the hardships of the
…………., could claim to be the richest and most
stable large country in EU.”
Second World War
Second World War
Second World War
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Choose the correct answer A,
B or C
In 1992, how many percent people said their
pride in Britain and British instituations had
decreased?
A. 44 %
B. 54 %
C. 64 %
B. 54 %
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Some of the distinctive

characteristics of British public
life will change. So, what thing
will change ?
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“Britain will finally get a written constitution.
An unwritten constitution works very well if
everbody in the country shares the same
attitudes and principles about what is most
important in political life and about what
people’s rights and obligations are.”

A. True B. False
A. True
Sharing the same attitudes and
principles
The Rushdie case
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