Political System and the British Government

There are lots of type of government. For example:

Democracy – citizens play a role in decision making, Dictatorship – one person has total
power, Monarchy- a king or queen inherits power, Oligarchy- power is in the hands of a
few wealthy citizens, Anarchy – there is no government.

In the UK we have what is called Constitutional Monarchy. This means we have a

monarchy, but power… real power now rests with government and Parliament. The role
of the monarchy in the UK used to be much bigger. Then some laws were passed which
reduced their power – such as The Magna Carta 1215 and the Bill of Right in 1689. They
both give more power to the people.The Queen retains some political roles but thay are
mainly ceremonial duties, without much power. For example, the Queen is the Head of
State – this means that she represents the UK around the world. She has to give Royal
Assent on any bill that is passed by Parliament (though she is unlikely to say no). No
mornachy refused royal assent since Queen Anne refused a bill about the Scottish militia
in 1707. The Queen is aslo formally approves the appointments of Prime Ministers. But
again, if we voted I the Prime Minister and the Queen refused, there may be a bit of an
uproar

The Government is divided into 3 sections: The Executive, Legislature,and the Judiciary.
This provides for a separation of powers. The Executive branch of government is made
up of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. It is their job to lead the government and
propose new legislation or laws. Before a law is passed in Parliament, it’s called a
Bill.The next part of government is the Legislature. This is made of the two house of the
Parliament: The House of Commons and the House of Lords. Here they dicuss, debate,
amend and accept or reject the new legislature suggested by the executive.The House of
Commons is made of MPs ( member of Parliament) who are elected by us, the people.