Политическое устройство Великобритании: Британский парламент.
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1) Where are the Houses of Parliament situated ?

- In the Palace of Westminster.

2) How many parts does the Palace of Westminster consist of?

-Three parts.

3) What are they?

-The royal apartments, the House of Lords, the House of Commons.

4)What are their colours?

-Gold, red, green.

5) What is the other name for the House of Lords?

-The Parliament Chamber.

6) Who gives speech in the House of Lords?

- The Queen does.

7) What does the Queen tell Parliament about?

-About the Government's plans for the next year.

8) Where does the Queen sit?

- On the throne, big chair behind the big red cushion.

9) What can you say about famous Woolsack?

-It's a cushion with wool inside. It's a part of a very old tradition, it symbolises the importance of wool to the British economy in the 14th century.

10) Who presides over the House of Lords?

-The Lord Chancellor.

11) Where do MPs make their decisions?

-In the House of Commons.

12) What are the two main British political parties?

-The Labor Party and the Conservative Party.

13) How do Mps vote in the British Parliament?

-They vote with their feet.

14) Who presides in the house of Commons?

-The Speaker.

15) How many places are there?

- 437 places on the benches.

16) How many MPs are there?

-650 MPs.

17) Where do they have to sit?

-On the steps when the House is full.

18) What is the other tradition connected with two red lines?

- They remind MPs they shouldn't start a fight. And they can't go over this line when they are speaking in a debate.

19) What is put on the table, when the House of Commons is sitting?

- The Mace.

20) What is the oldest part of the Palace of Westminster?

-Westminster Hall.

21) Who started the building of the Hall?

- The son of William the Conqueror.