English for Law Students

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Political systems are different all over the world. In the UK, when a political party wins a (1) (=51% or more) of (2) (= official positions in parliament) in an election, they become the government of the country, their (3) (= the head of the party/ person in control) becomes (4) (head of state) and they are (5) (= rule the country).

The government must have (6) (= programmes of action) to (7) (= manage) the country. This means, for example, an (8) (= for the economy), and a (9) (= for actions taken by the country in other parts of the world).