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The ___ presides over the House of Representatives, he conducts debates.

There are ___ 900 museums and art galleries in Britain.

These colleges were established ___ a time when Europeans were starting to translate the writings of Greek philosophers.

Throughout Britain there are festivals and centres of ___ activity.

To speakers of Germanic languages, the Britons ___ called Welsh.

Today’s successful lobbyists

Traces of modern humans have ___ found in Great Britain from some 30,000 years ago.

Unless the Congressmen are called in to vote for or against a bill, most of them seldom appear on the House ___.

Up until about 9,000 years ago, Great Britain ___ joined to Ireland.

Votes are taken in Congress in different ways (e.g. the Speaker or Vice-President does the counting in his chamber and announces the result. If there is still doubt, two ___are appointed).

What King is Queen Elizabeth II directly descended ___?

When the flag ___introduced in 1606, it was known simply as "the British flag" or "the flag of Britain".

___ has been mentioned, the form of the Labour Party’s annual conference reflects the origins of the party as the political arm of the trade unions.

___ Norman Conquest introduced a French ruling élite who also became assimilated.

___ artists, writers, musicians and architects exert a powerful influence abroad.

___ English won the naval battle handily, aided by some fortuitous inclement English Channel weather, and emerged as the world's strongest naval power.

___ from time to time demonstrate majority support for the institution of monarchy as against a republican alternative.

___ most important function of an association is to choose the party’s candidate for the next election.

___, a rich plantation owner from Virginia, is known to be the “Father of the Constitution”.

___ Britain’s monarchy is the oldest, dating back to the 9th century.

___ the Constitution give any special rank to the husband of a Queen Regnant?

___ to the Throne in the United Kingdom is still hereditary.

___ reign was one of the more constructive periods in English history.

___ do not pass their title when they die.

___ ranks ahead of other Departments in prestige and seniority.

Вставьте пропущенное слово. Parliament is also known as ‘___’, since it is housed in the Palace of Westminster, once a home of the monarchy.

Вставьте пропущенное слово. Since the mid-19th century the Prime Minister has normally been the leader of the party with a majority in the House of___.

Вставьте пропущенное слово. The chief officer of the House of Commons is the ___.

Вставьте пропущенное слово. The Lord Chancellor sits on the ___ as Chairman of the House and controls the procedure and meetings of the House.

Вставьте пропущенное слово. The sovereign succeeds ___ the throne as soon as his of her predecessor dies.

Вставьте пропущенное слово. Unlike the Lords, who can only claim expenses, MPs are paid an annual salary. There are also a number of ___, including travel ___, a supplement for London and provincial members, subsistence ___ and ___for second homes.

Вставьте пропущенное слово. ___of the new Sovereign follows the accession after a convenient interval.

A by-election is called if

A Representative must be, and.

Generally Congress goes along with the decisions of its committees. For a bill to become a law it must be

How long ___ the present British monarch reigned?

How ___ power does the Royal Family have?

How ___ museums and libraries help to educate children?

Members of the House of Lords, the Lord Mayor and Aldermen and the leading citizens of the City of London ___ also invited.

The aims of the Opposition are

The British constitution, unlike that of most other countries, is ___.

The Constitution of the USA lists the set of___ which provide the practical norms regulating the work of the government.

The Constitution says that a Senator must be

The monarch is formally the head of

The MPs ___ expected to observe discipline and to vote with the party.

The present monarch, ___, is directly descended from Saxon king Egbert, who united England under his rule in 829.

The Senate approves or disapproves major Presidential appointments of such high officials as

The US Constitution gives Congress the power

What are the criticisms of ___ British monarchy?

What charity work ___ performed by the Royal Family?