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Lecturer(s)
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Lebeda Tomáš, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1) History and development of the British parliamentary system, distinctive constitutionalism, customs and traditions. Connections among powers. 2) The role of the sovereign and royal family. Position of prime minister, his cabinet and government. Formulation of government policy in current media time. State administration. Relationship between executive and legislative. 3) House of Commons, its importance in the current political system and its way of work. The role and position of the parliamentary opposition. Question times and responsibilities of government. 4) MPs and parties in parliament, party discipline, the Speaker, immunity, pairing, financial compensation for MPs and members of the government. 5) The legislative process, divisions and parliamentary committees. 6) Elections to the House of Commons. Electoral system, its current impact and future prospects. Proposals of electoral reform. 7) 2005 elections and electoral behaviour. 8) The party system and single political parties. National and regional parties, their development, programs, voting support and voting geography. 9) House of Lords, a series of reforms of disabling its powers and changing its composition. Current structure and suggestions for further reforms. Judicial power in Great Britain. 10) Unitary state a devolution process. The emergence of autonomy parliaments. 11) Regional policy ? Scottish example. Government, parliament and their powers, elections to Holyrood, changes in the party system.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Projection (static, dynamic)
- Preparation for the Exam
- 30 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 10 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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This course acquaints students with the political system of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It introduces the every important political institutions, their development and the relations between them. The course focuses on political process. The course introduces the formal and informal sources of political power and influence of individual political institutions and actors. Current shape of British political institutions is occasionally compared with similar institutions in other democracies. The current UK political system is interpreted as a living mechanism. Laws, rules, traditions and customs are demonstrated by specific examples of political life. Much attention will focus on a number of reforms that were implemented in the United Kingdom in the last decade.
Students receive detailed information about the British political system. They also obtain a reference framework of consolidated democracy with a long tradition of democratic government and mature political culture, which can be used to compare with young democracies including CR. The course focuses on political process. The course introduces the formal and informal sources of political power and influence of individual political institutions and actors. Current shape of British political institutions is occasionally compared with similar institutions in other democracies. The current UK political system is interpreted as a living mechanism. Laws, rules, traditions and customs are demonstrated by specific examples of political life. Much attention will focus on a number of reforms that were implemented in the United Kingdom in the last decade.
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Prerequisites
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A prerequisite is completion of the courses Introduction to political science I and II or an equivalent course at another university. Students should have basic knowledge in the field of democratic governance.
KPE/SPZ
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
Written exam - test.
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Recommended literature
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http://www.kpes.upol.cz/studenti/vyucovane-kurzy/26-britsky-parlamentarismus.
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