Political Differences Between Britain And The United States

British has influenced the structure of the United States dramatically. Even from the simple preference for coffee over tea to having a President over a Monarch. The United States and Britain share a love-hate relationship that has extended over the years and has been strengthened by the common enemies and alliance. However, when America set out on the journey to becoming a nation of their own they decided that Great Britain was no role model. America refused to follow the monarchy Britain established and their nation must be by the people for the people. America had multiple ideas of how their nation should be, but their fear consumed them. The stumbled but eventually produced the Constitution that demonstrated all the hate from British experience and their attempt to not reproduce it.

Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries Americans developed a unique system of government with revolutionary ideals – never seen anywhere else before. Americans adopted representative governments with democratic principles that allowed each person to have a voice in the decisions about their country. This atmosphere of new ideas and new political rights fostered a growing sense of a unique American identity – not found anywhere else. By the eve of the American Revolution, colonists had embraced a new identity – completely different from their English roots – that helped fuel their resistance against Britain; however, plagued by petty disagreements and discouraged by the large Loyalist population, the Americans were never able to effectively unite against the British.

Though both are independent nations, the United Kingdom and the United States now share a close bond, and have even been allies during WWI and WWII in the 20th century. But when the colonies of the United States were under British rule, the relations between the Colonies and Britain were not so friendly. The views on government and taxation between the two became radically different and created a large disagreement between the American Patriots and those loyal to Britain. Cracks began to form in the relationship between Britain and the Colonies, and the differences between the two would inevitably result in the American Revolution.

The United States of America has been working from the beginning to form a government that works for us. On the way we have had many different documents to help control our government. Two of these are the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution. There are many differences between them both, from what was sovereign under them to how they can be amended.

America’s democracy is an important part of our history and what has made this country what it is today. There are many pros and cons in relation to how our country is run when it concerns the U.S. Constitution. Something that is important is that America is how the framers came up with the idea of what democracy is to help this nation to succeed and to help provide a good model to be followed throughout the world. There are different parts of our government which has powers yet they must consult with the other powers before following through and executing their proposals. Another factor that has played an important role in the development of our American democracy is where there is a big separation of government and religion. Our American democracy has our U.S. Constitution which relies on the three branches of government where the political parties have candidates which are voted into office. This paper will discuss how federalism is incorporated into our Constitution and what the purpose is in having three branches of government, the reason behind having the political parties and how this is incorporated into our American Democracy.

A constitution is a written document that sets forth the fundamental rules by which a society is governed. Throughout the course of history the United States has lived under two Constitutions since the British-American colonies declared their independence from Great Britain in 1776. First in line was the Articles of Confederation (1789-1789) followed by the Constitution of United States of America (1789-present). The Articles of Confederation was the first formal written Constitution of America that specified how the national government was to operate. Unfortunately, the Articles did not last long. Under the words of the Article’s power was limited; Congress could make decisions, but had no power to enforce them. Also the articles stated

The American system was hardly democratic compared to the British who was a monarch and authoritarian, American authority was different than Britain. In England, the king was the ultimate power in the colonies God was the ultimate source of authority.

The United States Constitution better represented and fulfilled the ideals of the American Revolution then the Articles of Confederation. Democracy and rights were all earned in the Revolutionary war and were enforced by the United States Constitution. Freedom is given to all free citizens in the country through the Bill of Rights. Government is divided into three branches to balance out

Rules would be the new topic of discussion at the end of the American Revolution amongst the newly formed Free states that won their independence from Britain. One huge question loomed over the Free states, how could they conduct a civilized way of living without another ruler such as the king of Britain here in America? There needed to be some sort of system that would generate a control to create a unified country. States were acting and conducting business as if each state was its own country and this left the America vulnerable on many fronts. Some of the main issues that surfaced were; How to divide powers between local and national governments? Which laws should be made, and by whom and who would enforce them? I will address some of the differences between the Constitution and The Articles of Confederation.

Constitution. Both of the constitutions contain the separations of powers, which consist of the legislative, judicial, and executive branch. They also have restrictions on which government actions cannot be done due to being unequal. Both constitutions have the, “Separation of church and state, due process for the criminally accused, and freedom of speech and of the press,”(Newell, Prindle, and Riddlesperger 47-48). The U.S. constitution allows the government officials to have more say in their work than the State constitution. In both the state and national level there are many things that the some branches of the government can do that others cannot, that is why some people say, ”Powers are not truly separated, but overlapping and shared,” (Newell, Prindle, and Riddlesperger

The constitution has two houses and three branches of government, and “all law making powers are given to congress”, the constitution has more specific laws, voting now also has requirements and rules such as each senate can only vote once and the electoral college has also been created to make voting for the state be more fair so that the state cannot be over voted and not being able to have much of a say when electing a president and their vote will make no difference, so each state elects people to vote for their state. There are bills for and rights that are in effect and will be in effect till another bill has been passed to outlaw it and make it no longer in effect.

America’s government is mainly consisted of three branches, the legislative, executive and the judicial branch. The legislative branch makes laws, the executive branch carries out laws and the judicial branch evaluates laws. With these three branches, there is a separation of power. There are also many other kinds of government in the world, for example, monarchy, dictatorship, and etc. Dictatorship is a form of government where one person, or a small group controls everything in their country. There are many differences between a government where all legislative, executive and judicial power is in the hands of one person or a single small group and a government where the powers are being separated. No assuring rights, no checks and balances

In conclusion, the written constitution was created in the United States to help provide a healthy environment. Each government is limited on what they are entitled to do and citizens understand their rights regardless of the situation that they are in. In addition, United Kingdom has unique ways to establish laws because lawmakers are able to create new policies without going through the process as the United

One way that the abuse of the british government has influenced the type of government the US has is said in this quote“He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.” in this quote

On the other hand a codified constitution would clarify the nature of the political system to its citizens. Currently in the UK the constitution is not easy to find which makes it difficult for the UKs citizens to learn the nature of the political system but also all the rights that as a citizen of the UK you should enjoy. For example in the USA the bill of rights is a part of their constitution and every citizen can gain access to these rights. In the USA the whole constitution is on one document and all citizens have access to it. This may make it easier for the UK as a whole to understand the British