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The United States polictical system compared to The United Kingdom

The United States political system compared to The United Kingdom

The US and the United Kingdom are alike , although not as evidently , in many ways , and this likeness has contributed to their present relationship

History

The History of the United Kingdom is characterized by significant changes with each ruling Monarchy . In 1066 , William , the Duke of Normandy was able to displace Harold II , the Saxon King (Emsworth 1-59 From then on , English History became filled with intrigues , and power struggles between members of the Monarchy

There was a time when

no one was considered more powerful than the members of the Royal Line . It was during the reign of Henry III in the 13th century when the concept of the Parliament ' was created , when Simon de Montfort challenged the monarch (Emsworth 7 . From then on , the branch evolved in power from what used very limited to the legislative and political whims of the monarchy at first , to its intermittent dissolutions and recalls during the reign of Charles I and Charles II its survival of the battle between Catholicism and Protestantism , its increased influence in 1644 , to to what it is today , a representative of the Sovereign (Emsworth 1-59

It was under the reign of George I when first Prime Minister ' was appointed (Emsworth 20 . Although there were attempts to minimize the influence of this figure , it has continued to grow in power , together with the parliament . William IV was the last monarch who appointed a Prime Minister without the confidence of the Parliament and since then the parliament had survived many changes in system and its influence in the government (Emsworth 1-59 . The constitution of the United Kingdom up to this day however , remains unwritten

Demographics

There were approximately 60 .2 million people in the United Kingdom in mid-2005 . The majority of the population , about 84 lived in England There was an increase in the average age of the people from 34 .1 years to 38 .8 years . 1 /5 of the nation 's population are below 16 and 1 /6 are above 65 . The ratio of males against females is almost equal . By mid-2005 , the growth rate had increased from 0 .3 to 0 .6 . It is said that the population growth of the United Kingdom had been a result of natural change because there had been more births than death every year since 1901 . However , this had changed because during the late 1990s there had been an evident increase in the international migration which is a very significant factor that contributes to the increase in population ( Population Estimates : UK Population Grows to More than 60m

Executive

The Article II of the US Constitution states that the Executive power is held by the President of the United States who holds Office at a four-year term , together with the Vice President who is likewise elected at the same term

Whereas the US is Presidential in its system of government , the powers in the United Kingdom is dictated by the provisions...

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