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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1) Introduction: UK and US political issues now 2) USA FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 3) USA POLITICAL PARTIES. ELECTIONS 4) USA PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM 5) US PRESIDENTS 6) THE UK HOUSE OF COMMONS 7) THE UK HOUSE OF LORDS 8) THE UK CABINET: Ministers and departments 9) THE UK PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE 10) THE UK PRIME MINISTERS 11) UK POLITICAL PARTIES 12) MONARCHY 13) test
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The course presents in English language the survey of the British and US political life and institutions, It compares the British, US and Czech political establishment, traces relevant discrepancies and similarities in their political and institutional environments.
Participants expand their communicative competency in English, discuss particular issues, compare the systems of both countries, apply the knowledge about the institutions of Great Britain and the United States when analyzing the Czech system, identify differences in their political systems.
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Prerequisites
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English level B2
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
Physical attendance required Submit 2 assignments Final test (70% pass mark)
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Recommended literature
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Bill Jones. British Politics, the Basics. London, 2020. ISBN 9780367189549.
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Heywood Andrew. Essentials of UK Politics and Government. London, 2021. ISBN 9781352012309.
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McKeever, Robert. Politics USA. London, 2012. ISBN 9781408204504.
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