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The cabinet is made up of … :
—The Foreign Secretary
—The Home Secretary
—The Lord Chancellor
—The Lord of the Exchequer = ministère des finance
metonymy The Lord of the Exchequer ?
11 Downing Street
UNITED KINGDOM Popu ?
64 million
metonymy for royalty, the Royal family ?
the Buckingham Palace
Prime Minister Theresa may lives in…
10 Downing street
Queen Elizabeth lives in…
the Buckingham Palace
Capital of Scotland :
Wales :
Northern Ireland (Ulster) :
≠the Republic of Ireland (Eire - Erin) :
Edinburgh
Cardiff
Belfast
Dublin
The British Parliament = Westminster :
- The Upper House : the House of Lords (Lords are appointed)
- The Lower House : the House of Commons (MPs are elected) => more power
Nickname for the British Government
Whitehall
The Commonwealth of nation (53) :
no Ireland
- -recognizes Queen Elizabeth 2 as the head of state
- -used to be part of the British Empire (former British Colonies)
- -english speaking
- -have developed close economical, educational, and diplomatic links
Main political parties in the UK
- The Labor Party : left-wing party. Jeremy Corbyn
- The Conservative party : right-wing party. Theresa May
Nickname : the tories, the tory party - UKIP : right-wing party. Nigel Farage (he resigned) → Steve Crowther
Nickname : the Leave Vote, populist, conservative, nationalists, eurosceptics
Nickname for London ?
The Big Smoke
Metonymy for the British press ?
Fleet street
Metonymy for the British world of finance ?
The City / Lombard Street
Metonymy for the parliament of Northern Ireland ; devolved government (gouvernement décentralisé) ?
Stormont
Religion in GB ?
Anglicanism (the church of England); a compromise b/ protestantism and catholicism
3 Musées USA
The Guggenheim Museum (NY),
The MOMA (NY),
The Art Institute (several american cities)
The Vietnam war
1964-1973
The Korean War
1950-1954
The Civil War
La guerre de secession 1861-1865
Segregation was banned in the usa in…
1964 (the Civil Rights Act)
The Congress (both elected) is made up of : (USA)
The Senate
the House of representatives => legislative part
The metonymy for the US movie industry ?
Hollywood
The metonymy for the US theatre industry/ entertainment industry ?
Broadway
The metonymy for the american luxury industry ?
Fifth avenue
The metonymy for the american world of finance ?
Wall Street
Refers to the BBC Heart quarters …
Bush House
Refers to Congres ..
Capitol Hill
The metonymy for the US advertising industry
Madison avenue
The metonymy for the president and executive power
White house
The American Flag
Old glory
(the Stars and Stripes/ the Star-spangled banner)
50 star (states)
13 stripes (the first american colonies)
the nickname for Detroit
Motown (moto+town)
The «fourth estate» (le 4e pouvoir) represents …
the Press
The «fifth estate» (le 5e pouvoir) represents…
the internet
The US state Department deals w/…
Foreign affairs
Rex Tillerson : incumbent secretary of state
The 1st Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees …
freedom of speech, of the press and freedom of worship/religion
The 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees …
every US citizen the right «to keep and bear arms»
The 1st ten amendments are called …
the Bill of Rights
Law in USA : you cannot be kept in jail indefinitely without a trial
Habeas Corpus Act (1679)
Habitants of Australia
Aussies
Nickname Australia
Down Under
the most powerful pro-gun lobby
NRA : National Rifle Association (US)
PIB
GDP : Gross Domestic Product
Licence
BA : Bachelor of Arts
Master
MA : Master of Arts
Déclaration d’indépendance des États-Unis d’Amérique
4 juillet 1776
Constitution des États-Unis
application : 4 mars 1789
