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United Kingdom, Russia, & Germany
Ansley BennettLanier Middle School
SS6CG5 The student will explain the structure ofModern European governments.a. Compare the parliamentary system of the UnitedKingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the federal system of the Federal Republic of Germany,and the federation of the Russian Federation, distin-guishing the form of leadership and the role of the Citizen in terms of voting and personal freedoms.
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Parliamentary System of the United Kingdom
• Unitary System: the central government has all the power
• Democracy: citizens of the country hold the power (voting)
• Parliamentary Democracy: leader is elected through the legislature, not directly by the people
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Parliamentary System of the United Kingdom
• Parliament is the lawmaking body of the United Kingdom
• Composed of the House of Lords and the House of Commons– The monarch is also part of Parliament
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Parliament: House of Lords
• In the past, these seats were passed down through wealthy families
• Now, Lords are elected by the House or are appointed by the monarch– Have little power
• Can only make suggestions of ways to improve a bill that is on its way to becoming a law
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House of Lords
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Parliament: House of Commons
• Citizens elect these members– 646 members total: 529 from England, 40
from Wales, 59 from Scotland, and 18 from Northern Ireland
• This branch controls the countries budget (lots of power)
• The leader of the political party with the most members becomes the Prime Minister– Head of the government (chief executive) &
runs the government on a day to day basis
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House of Commons
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UK’s Leadership
• Prime Minister is the chief executive with the MOST power– Leader of the British Parliament, works
with legislative branch– Runs the government
• The monarch is the official head of state (a symbol for the country)– Duties are mostly ceremonial– role is restricted by the constitution of
the United Kingdom
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Queen Elizabeth II
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Prime Minister David Cameron
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UK’s Citizen Participation
• Citizens have personal freedoms like those in the US– All citizens are treated equally and have
the right to worship as they choose– British citizens have freedom of speech,
right to a fair trial, the right to own property, and the right to security
• Citizens do not directly elect the leaders (only the House of Commons)
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Germany
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Federal System of Germany• Federal System: the power is shared
between the central government and the governments of the 16 states
• Democracy: citizens of the country hold the power (voting)
• Parliamentary Democracy: leader is elected through the legislature, not directly by the people
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Parliamentary System of Germany
• Germany’s parliament is composed of two houses: the Bundestag and the Bundesrat
• Germany’s constitution is called the Basic Law– States that Germany is a welfare state:
government guarantees people certain benefits when they are unemployed, sick, poor, or disabled
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Parliament: Bundestag
• Has the most power• Citizens of each German state elect its
members• Members of this house elect the
Chancellor (chief executive of Germany)
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Parliament: Bundesrat
• Represents the interests of the state governments
• Each state government selects representatives for this house– The 16 states each have differing
numbers of representatives, depending on their population
• Mainly concerned with laws that affect states, such as education and local government issues
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Germany’s Leadership
• Chancellor is the chief executive – Runs the government– Elected by the Bundestag (legislature)
• The president is the official head of state – a symbol for the country– Duties are mostly ceremonial– Representatives of the legislature and
representatives of the states choose the president
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Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel
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Germany’s President Horst Koehler
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Germany’s Citizen Participation
• Citizens have same basic freedoms like those in the United Kingdom– All citizens are treated equally and have
the right to worship as they choose– Have freedom of speech, right to a fair
trial, the right to own property, and the right to security
• Citizens do not directly elect the leaders (only the Bundestag)
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Russia
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Federal System of Russian Federation
• Federal System: the power is shared between the central government and the governments of the states
• Democracy: citizens of the country hold the power (voting)
• Presidential Democracy: leader is directly elected by the people
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Russian Federal Assembly
• Russia’s legislature is called the Federal Assembly and is divided into two parts: the Federation Council and the State Duma
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Federal Assembly: Federation Council
• Has two representatives from each state
• States appoint the council’s members; they are not directly elected by the people
• One important duty: approve the president’s choices of people to fill different government jobs
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Federal Assembly: State Duma
• Larger than the Federation Council– Has 450 members who are elected
directly by the people
• This house controls the budget and makes the laws
• Approves the president’s choice for prime minister
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Russia’s Leadership
• President is the chief executive with the MOST power– Elected by the people (presidential
democracy)– Can disband the legislature
• President also selects a Prime Minister– helps in the day-to-day running of the
government– Similar to USA’s vice president
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Russian President Dimitri Medvedev
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Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
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Russia’s Citizen Participation
• Russia’s constitution guarantees human and civil rights for its citizens– All people are equal– Russians have the right to life and dignity,
freedom of speech, and the right to privacy
• Citizens directly elect the leader
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Instructions:1. Fill out each box in the cards below according to the
template to the right.2. Be sure to rate how much political power each person
has, and how interesting the person is to you.3. Color your pictures and anything else that will make your
cards look more realistic.4. Cut out your trading card, fold along the middle, and tape
the sides together.
Your Task: Create trading cards for the important leaders of UK, Germany, and Russia.
Fold
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Logo
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Credits
• Retrieved from www.Slideshare.net. October 23, 2011. Originally posted by A. Bennett
• Modifications made by B. Morgan