(!) De twee grootste politieke partijen in Groot-Brittannië zijn de Conservative party (rechts) en de Labour party (links). De derde partij is de Liberal Democrats.
(!) In Groot-Brittanië worden parlementsleden gekozen via een kiesdistrictenstelsel, dat wil zeggen dat elk kiesdistrict één parlementslid kiest. Er is dus geen evenredige vertegenwoordiging zoals in Nederland.

Woorden in voorbeeldzinnen:

In Britain a new Parliament is elected every five years.
The Labour Party won the elections.
A constitution describes how the country has to be governed.
Constitutional rights are based on the constitution.
According to the constitution there is freedom of speech.
The Conservatives will win according to the (opinion) polls.
Tomorrow the Dutch will go to the polls to elect a new Parliament.
Only 40% of the electorate went to the polls.
A civil servant works for the government.
Many people work in the civil service.
The Roman empire came to an end 500 years after Christ.
In 1804 Napoleon became emperor of France.
Queen Victoria became empress of India in 1876.
He joined the Social Democractic party at the age of eighteen.
In Britain an MP is elected by a constituency.
A British MP represents his constituents.
In the Middle Ages a king ruled/reigned without a parliament.
The Bourbons were once the rulers of France.
Dictators often abuse their power.
Many people protested against the president's abuse of power.
The EU is a union of European peoples.
The Prime Minister is in charge of the cabinet.
Churchill was a prominent British politician.
The (town) council will meet next week.