CAE Monday,: part 7/ KLV: Politics

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Monday, March 4th

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Programme
- CAE Monday: Reading and Use of English part 7
- Kennis van Land en Volk: Politics
- Writing part 2

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CAE Monday
Turn to SB p. 168

Let's take a look at the exam check first!

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CAE Monday
You're going to read an article about an experiment. 6 paragraphs have been removed from the review. 
Choose from the paragraphs A - G the one which best fits each gap (1 - 6). There is 1 extra paragraph which you do not need to use. 

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CAE Monday
In pairs, read the text and fill in the gaps.

timer
10:00

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CAE Monday
Answer key:

  1. B
  2. F
  3. G
  4. A
  5. D
  6. C

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Politics

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Kennis van Land en Volk
Van eindexamenleerlingen wordt verwacht dat zij elementaire kennis hebben met betrekking tot de traditionele moederlanden op de volgende gebieden:
- hoofdzaken van staatsinrichting
- zeer belangrijke gebeurtenissen uit de recente geschiedenis
- belangrijke geografische gegevens
- hoofdzaken van het onderwijssysteem
- opvallende verschillen met de eigen cultuur

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The United Kingdom
First, take a look at the following clip.
Afterwards, we'll talk about the different parts of British Parliament.

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3 parts
In Britain there is no written constitution. (-> Magna Carta)

Political power lies with Parliament, which consists of
1. House of Commons    (NL 2e kamer)
2. House of Lords             (NL 1e kamer)
3. Sovereign                        (Koning)

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House of Commons
- Dutch: Tweede Kamer
- 640 elected members
- Members are called Member of Parliament (MP)
- They represent a constituency
- The House of Commons is the main law-making body of Parliament.

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House of Lords
- Dutch: Eerste Kamer
- Around 800 members
- Consists of:
   - Life peers (awarded by the King)
   - Hereditary peers (inherit)
   - (Arch)Bishops
   -  Senior judges (Law Lords)
- Review bills, can decide to delay a bill for 6 months.

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Sovereign
- Monarch
- King Charles III (75 years old)
- Symbolic power only
- Speech from the Throne
- The eldest son of the monarch is called the Prince of Wales
(now Prince William)

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Elections
- takes place at least every 5 years
- Winner takes all and forms government
- That party's leader is Prime Minister (PM), now Rishi Sunak (Conservative party)
- Members of other parties form the opposition

Westminster/ Whitehall - "Den Haag"

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Political parties
Only three political parties play a significant role in Parliament:
  1. The Conservative Party (or Tories), right-wing, Dutch VVD, currently in power.
  2. The Labour Party, left-wing, Dutch PvdA.
  3. The Liberal Democrates (or Lib Dems), center, Dutch D'66.

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What to call them
Great Britain: England, Scotland and Wales
The United Kingdom: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (= Ulster)
The British Isles: United Kingdom ánd the Republic of Ireland (= Eire), the Channel Islands, the Orkneys and the Shetlands.

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The Commonwealth
an association of 54 states; all members were at one time part of the British Empire.
Most have become independent states (e.g. Cyprus, Zimbabwe), some others still recognise the British monarch as Head of State (e.g. Canada and New Zealand).

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The United States
Now, let's switch to the United States of America.

Here's another clip to introduce the subject.

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Federation of states
Each state (50) has its own governor, independent court system and can make its own laws.

The White House, Supreme court and Congress are all located in Washington D.C. (= District of Columbia)



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Checks and balances
To ensure a separation of powers, the U.S. Federal Government is made up of three branches:
- legislative
- executive
- judicial

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The three different branches and their tasks

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Political parties
The two leading political parties are:
The Democrats: left-of-centre/ liberal, Dutch PvdA, currently in power: Joe Biden
The Republicans: right-wing, Dutch VVD
However, the Representatives and Senators are not bound to their party programme (voters' interests).

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Let's see whether you paid close enough attention!

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Tomorrow
- Bring your novel and SE Speaking reader to class
- Study exam words: Basiswoorden

Remember your photo consent form and your writing part 2!

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