41:Politics 1.The Importance of General Elections ◆ General elections are very important in the western democracy.According to the author, they provide opportunities for people to influence future government policies and to replace those incompetent political leaders
41: Politics 1. The Importance of General Elections ◆ General elections are very important in the western democracy. According to the author, they provide opportunities for people to influence future government policies and to replace those incompetent political leaders
42.The formation of the government ◆ 651 members of parliament are elected in the general election representing 651 constituencies(选区)in the UK.The party which holds a majority of those“seats“in parliament forms the government,with its party leader as the Prime Minister(首相)
42. The formation of the government ◆ 651 members of parliament are elected in the general election representing 651 constituencies (选区)in the UK. The party which holds a majority of those “seats“ in parliament forms the government, with its party leader as the Prime Minister(首相)
43.Vote of no confidence ◆ This refers to a statement put forward by an MP-usually a member of an opposition party-for the House of Commons to vote on saying that "This house no longer has confidence in the Government."If the government loses a "vote of no confidence"in the House of Commons,that is,if a majority of MPs agree,then it has effectively lost its ability to govern and is forced to resign and call a general election.An example of this happened in 1979 with the Labour government
43. Vote of no confidence ◆ This refers to a statement put forward by an MP - usually a member of an opposition party - for the House of Commons to vote on saying that "This house no longer has confidence in the Government." If the government loses a "vote of no confidence" in the House of Commons, that is, if a majority of MPs agree, then it has effectively lost its ability to govern and is forced to resign and call a general election. An example of this happened in 1979 with the Labour government
44.The electoral campaigns Before a general election,the political parties would start their electoral campaigns in order to make their ideologies and policies known to the public.The campaign involves advertisements in newspapers,door-to-door campaigning,postal deliveries of leaflets and "party electoral broadcasts"on the television. The parties also try to attack and criticize the opponents'policies.Therefore,these campaigns sometimes can be quite aggressive and critical
44. The electoral campaigns ◆ Before a general election, the political parties would start their electoral campaigns in order to make their ideologies and policies known to the public. The campaign involves advertisements in newspapers, door-to-door campaigning, postal deliveries of leaflets and "party electoral broadcasts" on the television. The parties also try to attack and criticize the opponents' policies. Therefore, these campaigns sometimes can be quite aggressive and critical
45.The e Conservative party保 守党 The Conservative party is one of the two biggest parties in the U.K.It is basically the party of the individual,protecting the individual's right to acquire wealth and to spend it as he/she wants.It advocates economic policies which are favorable to businessmen, such as low taxes.From 1979 to 1997,the Conservative party won 4 consecutive elections and was in power for quite a long period of time
45. The Conservative party保 守党 ◆ The Conservative party is one of the two biggest parties in the U.K. It is basically the party of the individual, protecting the individual's right to acquire wealth and to spend it as he/she wants. It advocates economic policies which are favorable to businessmen, such as low taxes. From 1979 to 1997, the Conservative party won 4 consecutive elections and was in power for quite a long period of time