British Government Vs American Government

The United States has a democratic government which means that the government is supposed to be ran through the people. The interesting fact about that is that the American government was created by ideas that they got from Britain's parliament (Nardo, 1994, p. 83). Since these governments are based off of each other, they do share a lot of similarities. Although Britain and the United States had comparable growth in their governments from when they started, in the end they had and still do have very different styles of democracy. The three main comparison points between the British parliament and American government are the branches of government, political offices and parties, and the style of politics. The differences between the British
The Constitution of the United States contains a layout of a system of checks and balances which the government must follow. The purpose behind having checks and balances is to keep one branch of government from gaining too much power. The legislative branch contains the Senate and House of Representatives, also known as Congress. This branch is allowed to create federal laws and declare war, among various other small things. The power of the executive branch lays within the president and bureaucracy. They enforce the laws and are able to appoint a cabinet which is used to help advise the president. The Supreme Court and the federal courts make up the judicial branch. They are responsible for interpreting laws and declaring laws unconstitutional and the branch responsible for going through cases. As an example of the checks and balances, the judicial branch has the power to override a law that was passed by the legislative and executive branch and declare it unconstitutional (Kelly,
The British government and American government share a lot of similarities. However, their differences are very striking. The American government seems to be a bit more organized in the aspects of branches of government because they have checks and balances. Yet, the British government seems to be more mature in the aspects of political parties. Their political parties tend to be a lot more civilized than America's. In regards to style of politics, the British seem to have the advantage because American politics get too wrapped up in the media and don’t focus on the real problems that are going on in the nation. Overall, the American and British governments are both well ran systems that have learned and benefited from each