British Lifestyle and Background

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British Lifestyle and Background
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The Geography
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Scotland
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England
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Wales
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The Constitutional Monarchy

• A form of national government in which the power
  of the monarch (the king or queen) is restrained
  by a parliament, by law, or by custom. Several
  nations, especially in modern times, have passed
  from absolute monarchy to a constitutional
  monarchy, including Belgium, Britain, Denmark,
  The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden.

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Queen Elizabeth II
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(The House of) Windsor
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Prince Charles (and Camilla)
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Parliament
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The House of Lords

• The House of Lords (also known as House of Peers
  for ceremonial purposes) is the upper house of
  the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also
  commonly referred to as "the Lords. Parliament
  comprises the Sovereign, the House of Commons
  (which is the lower house of Parliament and
  referred to as "the Commons"), and the Lords.
  Membership of the House of Lords was once a right
  of birth to hereditary peers, but following a
  series of reforms these now only form a portion
  of the membership. As of July 2009 the House of
  Lords has 740 members, 94 more than the 646-seat
  House of Commons. The House of Lords, like the
  House of Commons, assembles in the Palace of
  Westminster.

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The House of Commons

• The House of Commons is the lower house of the
  Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also
  comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords
  (the upper house). Both Commons and Lords meet in
  the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a
  democratically elected body, consisting of 646
  members, who are known as "Members of Parliament"
  or MPs. Members are elected, through the
  first-past-the-post system, by electoral
  districts known as constituencies, and hold their
  seats until Parliament is dissolved (a maximum of
  five years after the preceding election). The
  House of Commons was originally far less powerful
  than the House of Lords, but today its
  legislative powers exceed those of the Lords.
  Under the Parliament Act 1911, the Lords' power
  to reject most legislative bills was reduced to a
  delaying power. Moreover, the Government is
  primarily responsible to the House of Commons
  the Prime Minister stays in office only as long
  as he or she retains its support. Almost all
  government ministers are drawn from the House of
  Commons and, with one brief exception,2 all
  Prime Ministers since 1902.

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Prime Minister (Conservative)David Cameron and
wife Samantha
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3 Major Political Parties in Parliament

• Conservative Party Center right
• This is the political party of David Cameron
• Liberal Party Traditionally centrists (in the
  center) but recently have moved slightly left
• Labour Party Center- left
• (There are 443 registered parties in
• Great Britain and Ireland.)

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Winston Churchill
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United Kingdom
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Britons are the Subjects of the Realm
The King and His Subjects
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The English Channel
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Westminster Abbey
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Poets Corner (in Westminster Abbey)
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The London Eye
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Tower of London
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Tower Bridge
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William Shakespeare
The Bard of Avon
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The Beatles
Come Together
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Michelle
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Yellow Submarine
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Yesterday
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Union Jack
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God Save the Queen
God save our gracious Queen,Long live our noble
Queen,God save the Queen!Send her
victorious,Happy and glorious,Long to reign
over usGod save the Queen!

O Lord our God arise,Scatter her enemiesAnd
make them fallConfound their politics,Frustrate
their knavish tricks,On Thee our hopes we
fix,God save us all!
Thy choicest gifts in storeOn her be pleased to
pourLong may she reignMay she defend our
laws,And ever give us causeTo sing with heart
and voice,God save the Queen!
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Trainer
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Jillian Michaels Fitness Trainer
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A Trainer in the U.K.
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Jumper
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A Jumper in the U.S.
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A Jumper in the U.K.
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Boot
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A Boot in the U.S.
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A Boot in the U.K.
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Pants
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Pants in the U.S.
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Pants in the U.K.