The term government refers to the administrative bureaucracy that controls a state at a given time. It is a system comprising of legislators, administrators, and arbitrators who make and enforce policies, as well as the mechanism for deciding which policies are good for the state. Government is not abstract; it is made up of a body of individuals who control and have responsibility for the political decision-making in a given state. The creation and implementation of social, economic, security and other policies are essentially critical for the good governance of any state or country. There are different types of regimes or system of governments. However, a state is usually governed by a continuous succession of different governments; a particular government may serve for a term or two consecutive terms, or for a much longer time depending on the regime type. The function of the government is to enforce laws, legislate new ones, to settle conflicts, and to guarantee economic growth and development that is beneficial to the citizenry. The word government has come from the Latin infinitive “gubernare,” which means “to govern” or “to manage”. In the parliamentary systems, the word government is often used; however, in the presidential systems what you hear is the executive branch. The parliamentary system of government has a prime minister and a cabinet; in other cases government refers to executive, legislative, bureaucratic of judicial.
In this paper, a comparative analysis of two systems of governments will be undertaken such as the British system of government and the French system of government; to reflect their similarities, as well as their differences. The British system is one that has been evolved over many centuries, and has undergone large minor and major adjustments to ensure that the system work for the benefit of the citizenry. In contrast, the French system of government has considerably on many occasions, thus
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