《英国概况讲义(共2页)》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《英国概况讲义(共2页)（2页珍藏版）》请在金锄头文库上搜索。
1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上I.1.The English Parliament was formally divided into two Houses in _B_.A. the 13th century B. the 14th century C.the 17th century D.16882. The House of Commons has become more important than the House of Lords since_D_.A. 1642 B.1660 C.1688 D.18323. Now the House of Lords can prevent a
2、bill from passing into law for_C_.A. three months B. six months C. one year D.two years4. Among the following ones who can not vote in parliamentary election?_D_.A. Girls of 18 years old. B. Civil servants.C. The judges. D.The hereditary peers.5. The general election normally takes place every _C_ y
3、ears.A. three B. four C. five D.six6. The High Court of Justice includes the following divisions except the _B_.A. Queens Bench Division B. Criminal DivisionC. Chancery Division D.Family Division7. Which one in the following is usually dealt with by the Chancery Division?_B_.A. The case of murder.B.
4、 The case concerning mortages.C. The case of tort.D. The case concerning divorce.8. Most of the civil cases are actually tried by _B_.A. Magistrates Courts B. County Courts C.High Court of Justice D. Crown Court. Fill in the blanks.1. The British Parliament is the supreme legislature of the country.
5、 It consists of three elements: the monarch, the House of Lords, the House of Commons. The official head of the Parliament is the Queen.2. The Lords Temporal include hereditary peers and life peers. The title of hereditary peers are five ranks. They are , in order of rank , Duke , Marquis , Earl , V
6、iscount , and Baron .3. Since 1963 a hereditary peer can give up his noble title during his lifetime . But this does not prevent the peers heir from inheriting the title . 4. The House of Lords is the highest court in British hearing civil and criminal appeals from the lower courts .5. If the govern
7、ment is defeated in the House of Commons on an issue , the Prime Minister either resigns or asks the monarch to disslove the parliament .6. The presiding officer of the Lower House is called Speaker , while the equivalent of the Upper House is the Lord Chancellor .7. There is no civil code and no cr
8、iminal code in England . The law as a whole consists partly of statutes , partly of common law (based on judges previous decisions and custom) , and partly of equity .8. The trial before the magistrates can only occur when a guilty plea is entered ; there is therefore never a jury trial in a magistr
9、ates court .题就选2，5，7.III. Chapter XI Parliament and Judicial System1. What is the primary function of Parliament?The primary functions of Parliament are the making of law,the control of the public revenue,and the examination of government policy and public administration.The official head of the Par
10、liament is the Queen.2. Who are the members of the House of Lords?Now the House of Lords ,or the Upper House,has over 1000 nonelected members who are Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal.The Lords Spiritual include the two archbishops of the Church of England,Canterbury and York,and 42 diocesan bishop
11、s.Their eligibility to sit ends on retirement.The Lords Temporal include hereditary peers and life peers.The titles of hereditary peers are 5 ranks.They are in order of rank,Duke,Marquis,Earl,Viscount,and Baron .People holding these titles are eligible to sit in the House of Lords.3、What are the pro
12、cesses of passing a public bill? In both Houses, a public bill is presented to the House by the member in charge of it. This introduction of a bill is usually called its first raeding.Then,its second reading the bill is debated on its merits by the whole House, but exceptionally in the commons by sp
13、ecially appointed second-reading committee. Next comes the connittee stage, when a standing committee examines the bill in detail and makes amendments. And then a subsequent report stage will be held before the whole House. Then the bill will be through the third reading. A bill passed by one House
14、is then sent to the other House, to go through similar stages there, and a bill passed by both Houses is submitted finally for the royal assent, and then it becomes law. 4、Why do the criminal convicts like to be tried first by magistrates courts?The magistrates jurisdiction in criminal matter is not
15、 however limited to petty offences. In many cases, moreover, it is possible for the suspected person to opt to be tried before the magistrates. For the charged person the advantage is that, since the magistrates powers are limited, he cannot be condemned to more than a six months prison setence,whereas appearing before the Crown court he runs the risk of incurring a much more severe penalty.题就选1，2专心-专注-专业
