UK - Analysis Report

One of the three main theories that work as basis of the organisation of the United Kingdom is the Doctrine of separation of powers, such as Parliament sovereignty and the rule of law. This essay is going to critically discuss whether the United Kingdom needs and have the clear separation of powers.

The Parliamentary Democratic System was created in the 13th century. “Deriving from the word ‘Parley’, it means to meet and discuss, which was used by King Henry and his Noblemen in the Great Council” (Szilagyi, 2009). After a short time the Great Council became the House of Commons, which includes three forms of government. The forms are the King/Queen, the ‘House of the Lords’, and the House of Commons. The House of Commons is the only part of government that includes over 1220 people, elected by the eldest people in the country, and has the least amount of power as opposed to the other parts of government. As you go deeper into how these systems work you began to realize the evolution of it all.

The doctrine of separation of power is not followed in England, it follows a parliamentary form of government where the parliament is supreme. Instead of crown that is the nominal head, the cabinet calls the shots on most of the matters. (Peterson)

Britain, for instance, one of the most stable parliamentary systems within our society does present an example for a parliamentary government in many aspects. For one, their parliamentary system creates clear access points to power with in the government. There is a much smaller breakdown of the “parts” of the government: The prime minister, and his political party, elected before him. The only other significant factions would be regulatory agencies, who are under the direct control of the majority. In Britain’s case the secretary of state, i.e. foreign minister are actual legislatures and therefore are more capable of introducing and even

The differences between the U.S. system of government and the parliamentary system of government such as the one in Great Britain. The big difference between British Parliament and the U.S congress are significantly different. First the British system of government gives much greater power to the majority party that exists in the American system of government. In the United States, presidents are elected independent from congressional elections, and serve independent from the legislative branch of government. In congress, both house of representatives and the senate must agree in order for a law to pass.

The British system of government had centralized all political capacity within the parliament which led to an unchecked capacity for the parliament to exert authoritarian control. With the overbearing nature of a single pronged governmental system showcased to America, the idea for a system based on checks and balances was then incorporated based on the writings of Montesquieu, who stated “For we cannot abuse power, must, by the arrangement of things, power checks power”* within these words the idea for a system based around powers checking other powers in a circular

In order for a democratic government to function properly, there has to be a proper division of power. In the United States, separation of power is vested by implementing 3 separate bodies of a government: judicial, legislative and executive. Comparing the United States separation of powers to Great Britain, they both use similar but yet different systems. A major difference is the fact that great britain has a powerful queen and the united states does not. This changes things up a bit.

Constitution embraced separation of powers. They justified the independence of the executive, legislative, and judicial. They provided for a system in which some powers should be shared. Congress may pass laws, but the president can veto them and the president nominates certain public officials, but Congress must approve the appointments. Also, laws passed by Congress and executive actions are subject to judicial revision. By contrast, in Britain, the legislature holds absolute power. Members of the legislature choose the Prime Minister from among their own number. The cabinet members must also belong to the legislature, where they have the same kind of questioning the prime minister experiences. If the prime minister loses the support of the majority in the legislature, he or she must resign, and elections are called

     Most European countries have a parliamentary political system. Britain has a parliamentary system. Britain’s system starts at the voters who vote for Parliament. Parliament then elects and can oust the executive branch, which is headed by a prime

    Great Britain is defined as a constitutional monarchy. There is no “constitution”, instead there are an accumulation of statutes, judicial decisions, and traditions that help to govern Great Britain. There are three branches of the state, the executive, the legislative, and the judiciary. The executive branch consists of the Ministers who run the country. They also have the power to  propose new laws. The legislative body can pass new laws. The judicial branch consists of the judges and the courts who make sure that everyone abides by the laws.

The way that a country is controlled by the government depends on the relationship between the legislative and executive authority. Most democratic nations, today, generally use one of two governmental systems, either a parliamentary system or a presidential system. Today most of Europe prefers to use a parliamentary system, whereas the presidential form of government is preferred in places such as South Korea, South America and the United States. The differences between these two governmental systems are not obvious at first, but there are some key differences. However, neither one of them is necessarily superior to the other.

George Bernard Shaw, a nobel Prize for Literature in 1925 once said, “If all the economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion” (Mankiw, 1998: 34). Yet, an economic comparison between the United Kingdom and the United States could still be made to distinguish the country with the better economic growth performance. Important indicators when comparing economies is economic growth rate, which is a measure of the yearly rate of development rate of GDP using the market prices (Ros, 2013: 26). Another indicator is the GDP, which is defined as the total amount of goods and services produced in a country per year (Mankiw, 2009: 521). Also, the inflation rate is used, which is a continuos increase in the prices for goods and services in the consumer price index and it is measured yearly (Herr & Kazandziska, 2011: 74). Lastly, the unemployment rate shows the percentage of people whiling and could work but do not have a job (Macdonald, 1999: 238). This report will compare the economic growth performance of the United States and the United Kingdom since 1990 using four indicators: economic growth rate, GDP, inflation, and unemployment rate.

Possibly the most essential difference amid the United States and United Kingdom political systems is the constitution or the absence of one. The United States has a written constitution as does a large majority of nation states. The British do not have a distinct article called the constitution but in its place its constitutional necessities are scattered over numerous Acts of Parliament. The United States Constitution is difficult to adjust and in present political conditions, maybe impracticable to change in any significant respect. The Equal Rights Amendment which fought to provide equal rights for women failed and there has been no victorious amendment of the US Constitution - except for one technical measure - since 1971. What for realistic purposes constitutes the British Constitution -numerous Acts of Parliament can be altered by a simple majority in the legislature. For example, the current Government presented set terms for the House of Commons by passing the needed legislation. In the United States, political dialogue regularly makes references to the constitution, usually Republicans arguing that Democratic proposals are ‘Unlawful’. Above and beyond the fact that the United Kingdom does not obtain a constitution as such, it is uncommon for British politicians to dispute that the actions or proposals of their opponents are unlawful. An essential characteristic of the American constitution is the firm separation of the power of the administrative, the legislature

The United Kingdom (UK) is one of the largest economies in Europe ranked at position 13 of the freest economies globally in 2015. The country recorded a GDP of 2.67817 trillion dollars in 2014 with an average annual GDP growth rate of 2.8% in the last five years. The World Bank ranked UK in 10th position as the best place to do business in 2014 based on its high regulations, robust business policies, highly skilled workforce, investors’ protection, developed infrastructure, and political stability. Since it is a member of the European Union (EU), the country presents an opportunity for the company to access more than 500 million consumers in the European market. This study recommends the establishment of a wholly owned subsidiary in the United Kingdom to improve profitability and productivity.

Representative Democracy, known as the established form of government in the United State in which citizens can elect representatives through voting. The Representative's duties include to develop and create laws for the citizens to obey. The government’s power divides into the following branches Judicial branch, Executive branch and Legislative. The Judicial branch holds the power to argue “the meaning of laws and how they are applied” (The White House). To prove, the branch completes the process known as the judicial review to determine if the laws violate the constitution. The President holds the power in the Executive branch to carry out and enforce laws. The Legislative branch possesses the power to create laws. Unlike, the United States government the established form of government in the United Kingdom is a Constitutional Monarchy, in which the Monarch “shares power with a constitutionally organized government” (The Editors of