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redbreast The Monarchy I. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, the head of state is a king or a queen. . II. The monarch actually has no real power. The monarch’s power are limited by law and Parliament. Constitutional monarchy began after the Glorious Revolution in 1688. Buckingham palace 宮前維多利亞像 Victoria Memorial 高 帽 衛(wèi) 兵 The main functions : (1) to pass laws。 (2) to provide, by voting for taxation, the means of carrying on the work of government。 (3) to examine government Policy and administrations, including proposal for expenditure。 (4) to debate the major issues of the day. The English Parliament The British Parliament House of Lords House of Commons Parties 1. Britain has a number of parties, but there are only two major parties. These two parties are the Conservative Party and the Labour Party. 2. The Prime Minister presides over the Cabi, is responsible for the allocation of functions among ministers and informs the Queen at regular meetings of general business of the Government. The Current UK Economy National economies can be divided into three main areas: Primary industries: agriculture, fishing, and mining. Secondary industries: manufacture plex goods from primary products Tertiary industries: banking, insurance, tourism and selling of goods (often described as services ). Energy production is an important part of the UK economy, accounting for 5% of The national wealth. Great Britain has abundant supplies of coal, oil, and natural gas. The country is selfsufficient in petroleum. Agricultural sector: Britain’s agricultural sector is small (producing % of the national wealth) but efficient, Producing 58% of the UK’s food needs with only 2% of its workforce. The best agricultural land is in the southeast of England. , GM, Peugeot, Nissan, Toyota: 福特(美國),通用( General Motors美國), 標致(法國),尼桑(日本),豐田(日本) 2。英國最后議價獨立的(指英國獨資的)大汽車公司 Rover(羅孚)公司, 最近被德國的 BMW(寶馬)公司買下了 . Secondary sector: In the secondary sector of the economy, manufacturing industry remains important, producing 22% of national wealth. Britain has a big electronics industry (the fourth largest in the world) but like the car industry (which includes Ford, GM, Peugeot, Nissan, Toyota) this is in many cases forei