Exercises Circle the correct word from the choices offered.
1 Amember parliament governs/rules/represents his or her constituency.
2 India gained republic/independence democracy from the UK in 1948.
3 On electing voting polling day electors cast their votes.
4 She'sCunningy sitting/walking for Parliament in the next election.
5 His father was voted/stood/elected MP for Cambridge City.
6 What is your country's economic politics/policy/politician?
7 The USA is a legislature/federation/congress of 50 states.
8 Although modern monarchs are said to rule/govern/preside over their countries they have
little real power.
Look at this text about politics in the UK. Fill in the missing words.
Parliament in the UK consists of two 1 chambers the House of Commons and the House
of Lords. The country is divided into 2
each of which elects a(n)?
to represent it in the House of Commons. The ruling party in the Commons is the one
which gains a
of seats. The main figure in that party is called the 5
Sometimes more than one party may share power in a
government.
The Commons is elected for a maximum period of five years although the Prime Minister may
call a general ?
at any time within that period.
Match the sentence beginnings on the left with the endings on the right.
1 The President appointed his uncle
a over a Cabinet of Ministers.
2 The Prime Minister presides
b on the ballot paper.
3 In last year's election I voted
c as a judge.
4 Lee says he would never want to stand
d from in our constituency.
5 Put a cross beside the name you want
e the seat in our constituency.
6 I haven't decided yet how to cast
f for the Green Party candidate.
7 I'm not keen on the candidate who won
g for political office.
8 We had five candidates to choose
h my vote.
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Find a word from the Language help section to match each definition.
1 the person with the highest political position in a republic the President
2 someone who speaks or does something officially, on behalf of a group of people
3 the leader of a country, e. g. a monarch or dictator
4 the period of office of the person with the highest political position in a republic
5 system used for controlling a country
6 the group of people who are entitled to vote
7 to act officially for a group of people
Over to you
Write a paragraph about the political system in your country. Make sure your paragraph deals with
all the following aspects of the topic appropriate to your country:
kind of government, e. g. a republic or a monarchy chambers or houses elections terms of office
government leader