im doing a school project. government is a weakness for me. help?
2006-10-15 14:07:15 · 5 answers · asked by sarah-face 1 in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Other - United Kingdom
A corrupt one. Lets kick Blair and his cronies out and get someone in who knows how to run a country.
2006-10-16 09:53:36 · answer #1 · answered by Philip W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even though we're talking about a monarchy, Great Britain has a Parliamentary form of government. Basically it means that the important decisions go through the Parliament and the monarch, (though being the chief of State), is not an active participant in the administration of government. The figure of chief of Government is placed on the Prime Minister.
In most places where you have a non-monarchical democracy, the President represents both the figures of chief of State and Government. What this means is that the President has "a voice and a vote". He gets to accept or veto projects and he gets to recommend members to some public offices, even if he cannot designate them as he wishes. In a Parliamentary government, the chief of state and chief of government are not reunited in the same person so both of these figures must collaborate. The Prime Minister, however, is the most important figure in acts of government, while the chief of state, in most cases remains as somewhat of a figure and his acts in government are limited. The Prime Minister has to be approved in his acts by a majority (exact number varies depending on the act) of the Parliament members before he can act. The Parliament remains the most powerful public organization and all decisions must go through it and be approved before they can be done.
Hope this helps you!
2006-10-15 14:13:16 · answer #2 · answered by Ivy G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The government of Britain is made of two Houses, called the Houses of Parliament, being The House of Commons and The House of Lords.
The House of Commons members are elected whenever a genaral election is called, with the maximim period being every three years. The Prime minister is automatically appointed as the person who is the leader of the winning party.
The House of Lords consists of Members appointed by the queen. They are appointed for life. The House of Lords cannot initiate laws, but can veto laws passed on by the House of Commons.
2006-10-15 14:13:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its called a "constitutional monarchy". Look it up in the CIA's public reference on countries of the world:
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/uk.html
2006-10-15 14:21:43 · answer #4 · answered by Ren Hoek 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is called a monarchy.
2006-10-15 14:14:34 · answer #5 · answered by cadaholic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋