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Compare the political system

of Kazakhstan, USA, UK.


Omirali Aiganym DOT 2nd year student 6B01703
Every nation has the government that it
deserves! (J.D. Maistre)
The Political System of The United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a
parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarchy. This means that
Great Britain is governed by the Parliament and the Queen is the Head of
State. She has mostly representative functions.
There are three branches of power in Great
Britain:
• legislative,
• executive,
• judicial. 
• The executive power is exercised by Prime Minister and his Cabinet. The
Government is usually formed by the political party which is supported by
the majority in the House of Commons. The Prime Minister chooses
ministers and forms Cabinet. There are two political parties in Great
Britain: the Conservative and the Labor Party.
The Political system of the USA
• There are 3 branches of power in this country:
• legislative
• executive
• judicial
The United States of America is a presidential
Republic.
• The head of the state is the President who is elected by the people. The
President must be native-born American, at least 35 years old and must
have lived in the USA for at least 14 years.
• In the USA two main political parties fight for the power: the Democratic
Party and Republican Party.
The Political System of Kazakhstan
• The head of state is the president and is elected directly by the people
every seven years. The President is commander in chief of the armed
forces; he is the symbol and garantor of the unity of the people. In fact he
has much power.
• The Senate is formed by the deputies elected on two persons from each region, cities
of the republican importance and capitals of the Republic of Kazakhstan on a joint
meeting of the deputies of all representative bodies according to the region, city of
the republican importance and capital of the Republic. 15 deputies are designated by
the President of the Republic for the term of Senate authorities. The half of elected
Senate deputies is re-elected each three years. The term of authorities of the Senate
deputies is six years.
• The Chair person leading the Chamber, elected by the Senate from the number of
deputies with a fluent speaking state language, and by the secret voting majority
from the total number of deputies of the Chamber. The candidature on a post of the
Chair person of Senate is nominated by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
•  
• Mazhilis consists of 105 deputies. 98 deputies are elected on the basis of
party lists on a system of proportional representation and on a territory of
united national electoral district. The term of authorities of the Mazhilis
deputies is five years.
• The Chair person leading the Chamber, elected by the Mazhilis from the
number of deputies with a fluent speaking state language, and by the
secret voting majority from the total number of deputies of the Chamber.
The candidature on a post of the Chair person of the Mazhilis is
nominated by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Legislative branch
KZ UK
• The legislature, known as the Parliament • The Countries of the United Kingdom are divided
(Parliament), has two chambers. The Lower House into parliamentary constituencies of broadly equal
Assembly (Mazhilis) has 107 seats, elected for a population by the four Boundary Commissions.
four-year term, 98 seats are from party lists, 9 - Each constituency elects a Member of Parliament
from Assembly of People. All MPs are elected for 5 (MP) to the House of Commons at General
years.[1] The Upper House Senate has 47 members, Elections and, if required, at by-elections. As of
40 of whom are elected for six-year terms in 2010 there are 650 constituencies (there were 646
double-seat constituencies by the local assemblies, before that year's general election). Of the 650 MPs,
half renewed every two years, and 7 presidential all but one - Lady Sylvia Hermon - belong to a
appointees. In addition, ex-presidents are ex officio political party.
senators for life. Majilis deputies and the In modern times, all Prime Ministers and Leaders of
government both have the right of legislative the Opposition have been drawn from the
initiative, though most legislation considered by the Commons, not the Lords. Alec Douglas-Home
Parliament is proposed by the government. Several resigned from his peerages days after becoming
deputies are elected from the Assembly of People of Prime Minister in 1963, and the last Prime Minister
Kazakhstan. before him from the Lords left in 1902 (the
Marquess of Salisbury).
Executive branch

KZ UK
• The executive branch represented • The executive branches
the government of RK is divided represented by the government
into two executive authorities. which executive laws.
First- central executive
authorities.
Second-local executive
authorities.
Judicial branch
KZ UK
• There are 44 judges on the • The United Kingdom does not have a single legal system
due to it being created by the political union of previously
Supreme Court of Kazakhstan. independent countries with the terms of the Treaty of
Union guaranteeing the continued existence of Scotland's
There are seven members of the separate legal system. Today the UK has three distinct
systems of law: English law, Northern Ireland law and
Constitutional Council. Out of the Scots law. Recent constitutional changes saw a new
7 members, 3 are appointed by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom come into being in
October 2009 that took on the appeal functions of the
president Appellate Committee of the House of Lords. The Judicial
Committee of the Privy Council, comprising the same
members as the Supreme Court, is the highest court of
appeal for several independent Commonwealth countries,
the UK overseas territories, and the British crown
dependencies.
Conclusion
• Legislative power is exercised by a bicameral parliament, in Great Britain
the parliament consists of the House of Lords and the House of Commons,
in Kazakhstan - from the Senate and the Majilis. In both countries, the
Executive is exercised by the Government, and both are members of the
United Nations (UN) and OSCE participating States.

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