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Chapter4ContentsIIntroductionConstitutionalmonarchyBritishConstitutionTheconstitutioncanbealteredoramendedbynormal_______________________.TheflexibilityoftheBritishConstitutionhelpsexplainwhyithasdevelopedsofullyovertheyears.ThereisnosinglebodywhichhasthesoleresponsibilityforinterpretingtheprovisionsoftheConstitution.Inotherwords,theConstitutionissubjecttointerpretationbydifferentbodies,themostimportantbeingpoliticians,judges,andscholars.3TheBritishgovernmentischaracterizedbyadivisionofpowersamong_____________________,________________________and_______________________.IITheLegislativeQuestionsfordiscussionThemainfunctionsofparliament:tomakelaws,providemoneyforthegovernmentbyraisingtaxandprotecttherightsofindividuals;toscrutinizegovernmentpolicy;toexamineEuropeanUnionproposalbeforetheybecomelaw;andtohearappealsintheHouseofLords,theHighestCourtofAppealinBritain.ThedivisionofParliament:ThepresentBritishmonarchis_____________________TheRoyalFamilyWhat’stheresponsibility/roleofthemonarch?PleasegiveacomparisonofthefunctionsofHouseofCommonsandHouseofLords.1.Theoretically,bothhousescanproposebillsexceptthosedealingwithmoney,whichhavetocomefromtheHouseofCommons.Butinreality,nobillcanbecomelawwithoutapprovaloftheHouseofCommons.Thelaw-makingpoweroftheHouseofLordsislimitedtothedelayingofbillspassedbytheHouseofCommons.However,ithastogivepromptconsenttomoneybills.2.HouseofLordsfunctionsasthehighestcourtoftheUnitedKingdom.Itisthefinalcourtofappealforthewholecountryincivilcases,andforEngland,WalesandNorthernIrelandincriminalcases.3.ThemostimportantfunctionoftheHousesareinvolvedinthelaw-makingprocess,theHouseofCommonsahsprimacyovertheHouseofLords,especiallyintheprocessingof“moneybills”thatconcerntaxationandpublicexpenditure.4.TheHouseofCommonsalsoscrutinizestheworkofthegovernmentbyquestioningtheministersandthePrimeMinisterintheHouseChamberorthroughtheSelectCommitteeSystem.IIITheExecutiveInabroadsense,theBritishgovernmentcomprisesthemonarch,theparliamentandtheexecutivebranchledbyt
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