t the text about Great Britain and then complete the following sentences.
Great Britain
Great Britain1 is the name for the largest of the islands in the British Isles. 2It includes3 England, Scotland and Wales. It does not include Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland.
The UnitedKingdom4or UK is a political term I which includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Everybody from the UK is British5 People from : England are English. People from Wales think of themselves as6. Welsh, people from Scotland as Scottish, people from Northern Ireland as either British or 7 Irish.
Britain is split up into counties8 Each county has its own local government,9which is responsible10 for -such things as education11, housing12, town planning13,rubbish disposal. 14
Britain is a constitutional monarchy. The monarch, at the moment 15 Queen Elizabeth II, is the Head oj State16 The Queen is also head of the judiciary17 (all the judges 18) and of the Church19 of England, as well as the Commander-in-Chief20 of the armed forces. 21 Her face is on all British bank notes22coins23 and postage stamps. 24
The Queens role, however, is mainly symbolic 25True power26lies27 in the hands of the Prime Minister28 and his or her Cabinet. The Queen is head of the Commonwealth29(a group of former30 and present-day31 British colonies).
The British Parliament has two houses or chambers32:the House of Commons 33 and the House of Lords34 The House of Commons is the most powerful and decides35 national policy, but the House of Lords can ask the House of Commons to rewrite certain parts of a bill36 before it becomes a new law37 There are 651 Members of Parliament38, or seats39, in the House of Commons. In 1994, there were only 59 women MPs. Each MP is elected by v
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