The Political System of the UK 1 (sm)

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Topic(s)

The main topic this week will be UK general elections.
We are also going to read one episode taken from the BBC television comedies "Yes Minister" and "Yes Prime Minister"..

• UK general elections
• "Open Government"

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Resources

= Compulsory

Related resources:

• "Government and Politics in the United Kingdom" ("Consider"/Cappelen - p. 137 - 166)
• "Open Government" (from "Yes Minister" ISBN 0-563-20665-9 - Handout)
• "Open Government" ("Yes Minister" BBC Video, episode 1)
• UK General Elections: The Facts
• UK General Elections: The Process
• UK General Elections: The Campaign
• Welcome to 10 Downing Street
• Yes Minister
• Parliamentary Education Unit
• UK Parliament: Index

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What to do...

Mål: eleven skal
3c	ha kunnskapar om politiske system i Storbritannia

1a)
Study the articles "UK General Elections: The Facts , The Process and The Campaign

1b)
Open questions to the article UK General Elections: The Facts

1c)
Read the episode "Open Government" (from "Yes Minister" - Handout)
Go through this list of words and expressions from the episode and write sentences in which you use the words actively.

1d)
Check yourself by answering these multiple choice questions