Titlebook: Introduction to British Government; S. G. Richards Textbook 1984Latest edition S.G. Richards 1984 government.political science

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The Electoral System,is kind of direct democracy is still practised in three small Swiss cantons, whose citizens assemble once a year to decide various policies. In the smaller parishes of England and communities of Wales parochial business is determined by the parish or community meeting, which all electors are entitled to attend.

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,Parliament: The House of Commons — I,rliament are obscure, but certainly go back to the 13th century. In 1547 Edward VI handed over the Palace of Westminster to Parliament as its permanent home and meeting place. With a few exceptions Parliament has met there ever since.

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Pressure Groups,ffers from a political party in that it does not seek to obtain power to govern; and its aim is narrow and specific rather than extending over a broad range of issues. Sometimes the term ‘interest group’ is used, while ‘The Lobby’. may be regarded as a collective description of all groups.

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,Local Government II — Management,e. Councils are in law bodies corporate, which means that they have a continuing legal existence irrespective of changes in their membership and that they may sue and be sued. They elect from among their members a chairman and vice-chairman, who in boroughs are the mayor and the deputy mayor.

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Britain and the European Community,73, having signed the Treaty of Accession in January 1972. Together with Denmark and the Republic of Ireland she joined the original six countries — France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg — to form part of the Community of 250,000,000 people. On 1 January 1981 Greece was admitted.

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The English Legal System,The system of law in England is, like Parliament, a product of unplanned, unsystematic growth over many centuries. There is thus no comprehensive legal code. The main sources of law in the United Kingdom are:

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