Comparing the United States and Great Britains Governments

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The Government of the United States Compared To Great Britain

Introduction

This is quite relevant because it will compare two great countries in the world , the United States and Great Britain . In this , it is expected that a thorough discussion as to the basic information of political regime of such countries and their differences as well as the important political institutions involved will be made . The political parties that are active in both countries will also be discussed and also their differences

The Government of the United States p

The first country to discuss is the United States . The discussion will involve its political regime and active political countries

Political Regime

Before we will discuss the political regime of the United of States of America , we should be aware of its uniqueness in terms of governance Democracy is the political ideology that primarily governs the country Simply , the people are given the freedom to live according to their will within the bounds of law . The inherent rights of an individual such as the right to life , liberty and the pursuit of happiness is primarily granted to the people . The fundamental law of the land provides foundations of a free society

The country is a federal consitutional republic . It comprises fifty states and a federal government (Search .Com : United States '

. 1 . The country is actually situated mostly in central North America wherein its forty eight contiguous states and Washington D . C . is located between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans which is boarded by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south (Search .Com : United States '

. 1 . In to understand the concept , it is better to give its definition . In the light of the given definition by Search , a constitutional republic is a state wherein the political leader and other officials are elected as representatives of the people and must govern according to existing constitutional law that limits the government 's power over citizens (Search .Com : Constitutional Republic '

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As representatives of the people , the public officials are expected to act in accordance with law . They should not abuse the power vested to them by the Constitution and other laws . This is because the doctrine which provides that public office eis a public trust is still controlling

In addition to that , Search commented that , in a constitutional republic , the three branches of government like executive , legislative and judicial powers are separated into district branches and the will of the majority has been adopted (Search .Com : Constitutional Republic '

br 1 . The purpose of the same is to make sure that no indivdual or group can hold absolute power to govern . All government transactions are basically governed by the fundamental law of the land which is the Constitution . Besides , the heads of state and other officials are elected at large by the people . Such leadership position cannot be inherited by the relatives of the leader . All their decisions are also subject to judicial review which makes...