British Vs. America Govt.

The British Government Vs the US Government

Introduction

The United States and Britain are two powerful democracies in the world that always tried to uphold the values of democratic system and propagate those values across the globe . In most cases , they share same views and opinions in restoration of peace and democracy in different parts of the world

There are several factors that bring the countries closer . The similarity in the political system of both the countries is one of those factors . Their political systems also differ in many aspects . However

br still they share almost the same values and principles . The government system of these counties are so strong and convincing that many countries including India , Pakistan , Bangladesh , Sri Lanka and others have adopted their constitution from these countries

The British Government , a Brief Overview

Britain has a parliamentary democratic system with a constitutional monarch . Queen is regarded as head of the state . Unlike other constitutions in the world , the British constitution is made up of a combination of laws and practices that are not legally enforceable However , they are considered as vital to the functioning of the government

The British government system is divided into four parts : the Monarch the Executive , the Legislature and the Judiciary . Although Queen is not involved in the day-to-day operation of the government , she is an integral part of all branches of the British government system (James 1999 : 41 . Britain provides a unique example of balance between the monarchy and democracy . Both Queen and the democratic head of the country perform their responsibilities without any conflict

The US Government , an Overview

The political system of the United States gives a strong framework for a federal presidential form of democratic government . There is no monarchy in the United States . Unlike some other democracies in the world , the President keeps most powers in his hands . The president is both head of state and head of government . He is also the head of a two-party legislative and electoral system

The US government system includes the Executive headed by the President , the legislature and the judiciary . Legislative power is vested in the Congress that has two chambers , the Senate and the House of Representatives . Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature and is comprised of the US Supreme Court and lower courts (Vile , 1999 : 31 . The judiciary also has the power and authority to resolve the disputes between the executive and legislature

The British Parliament and the US Congress

The major difference between the government systems of Britain and the United States is the basis on which they are formed . While Britain has the parliamentary form of government , the United States has the presidential form of government (Lijphart , 1992 : 31 . The legislature in Britain is known as the Parliament . It is made up of the House of Commons , the House of Lords and the Queen as constitutional monarch The House of Commons has 651 elected representatives who are called the Members of Parliament . They represent local...