POLITICAL SYSTEM

The british and american political system

By: Ezekiel Esclamado

the british political system

The United Kingdom is a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy

BIG BEN

The House of Commons

The Commons is publicly elected. The UK public elects 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) to represent their interests and concerns in the House of Commons. MPs consider and propose new laws, and can scrutinise goverment policies by asking ministers questions about current issues either in the Commons Chamber or in Cmmittes

The Houses of Parliament, London

The House of Lords

The House of Lords is the second chamber of the UK Parliament. There are about 800 members in the House of Lords but there isn't a maximum number. Their work is similar: making laws (legislation, checking the work of the government (scrutiny), and debating current issues.

THE MONARCH

The monarch is the head of state. this means that he or she is the main representative of the country, but has very limited political power. The British monarch is also the head of state in some Commonwealth countries (an association of ex-British colonies), like Australia, New zealand and Canada

King Charles III

THE GOVERNMENT

The Prime Minister is the leader of His Majesty's Government and is ultimately responsible for all policy and decisions

The Prime Minister also:

• oversees the operation of the Civil Service and government agencies
• Appoints members of the government

• is the principal government figure in the House of Commons

The Prime Minister is The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP.

THE US GOVERNMENT

The Congress building, Washington

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

America's capital city, Washington DC, is named after the first US President, George Washington, and is home to the US President

Joe Biden is USA current President

The government has three different branches executive, legislative, and judicial,

The USA is a federal republic of 50 different states. Individual states decide their own laws about things like crimes, education, and healthcare but, for important decisions like national security and the economy the president decides

USA 50 STATES

TIMELINE

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The Senate

There are 100 senators in the Senate, two for every state, and 435 representatives in the second chamber

The house of Representatives

Citizens from every state vote to elect their representatives; the bigger states have more representative

The Legislative branch

The legislative branch is also called Congress and it makes laws of the country.

the Executive Branch

The power of the Executive branch is vested in the President of the United States, who also acts as head of state and commander in chief of the armed forces

The Judicial Branch

The judicial branch is the Supreme Court. Its nine members make decisions on the most important legal cases in the country and give indications to all other courts in the USA

elections and voting

There are presidential elections in the USA every four years The two main candidates represent the two parties; the Republicans and the Democrats. Every states select electors (representative). The electors vote for a new presidential candidate needs over 50% of the electors' votes to win. The president is also the head of state-

The Republican party is traditionally interested in national security and promoting the economy, while the Democrats are more interested in social problems like health care. Famous democratic presidents include Barack Obama and John f Kennedy. famous republicans include George w Bush and Donald Trump

Political symbols: the republican elephant and Democrantic donkey

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