Political systems of the US and UK

1. Monika Vrtná Oktáva Politicalsystemsofthe US and UK

2. Political system of the US Political system of the UK Content

3. The US is a federation of 50 states, governed by the President The foundation of the US government was established with the Constitution The Constitution was established in 17. 9. 1787 It´s consist of: Preambule, Bill of rights and Amendments to the constitution Politicalsystemofthe US

4. In theConstitution, there are 7 articlesand 27 amendments • preambule: We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. • Thefederalgovernmentisdividedintothreebranches: Legislative, executiveandjudicial

5. Madeupofelectedrepresentatives • Congressisdividedintotwoparts • 1. theSenate - 100 senators - serve forsixyears - theheadofSenateis Vice President - duties: approvingpresidentialappoitments : ratifyingforeingtreaties Legislativebranch (Congress)

6. 2. the House ofRepresentatives - composedof 435 lawmakers (Congressmen) - electedfortwoyears - dutiesofthe house: responsible for originating all bills relating to taxes : determining the outcome of a presidential election : impeaching Congress - control both the president and the Supreme Court, with all their decisions about the budget and old and new laws

7. Together they discuss: - national finances - drafting and passing laws - collecting taxes - defence of the nation

8. Represent of the President and 13 executive departments President and Vicepresident are chosen in nationwide elections every 4 years Presidential candidate must be: - at least 35 years old - born in USA - live in USA for 14 years before elections Executivebranch

9. Duties of the President - proposes and vetoes bills - serves as the Commander-in-Chief - signs treaties - appoints all ambassadors, ministers and consuls and also appoints judges of the federal bench

10. Is made up of Federal District Courts, 11 Federal Courts of Appeals and on the top the Supreme Court Judges are appointed by the President and must be confirmed by the Senate The Supreme court is made up of eight associate justices and a Chief Justice Judicialbranch

11. The seat of Federal government is in the nation’s capital at Washington D.C.(D.C. refers to the federal District of Columbia)The President, Congress and Supreme Court are all located in Washington

12. Thedelegates are chosenattheelectionyear in twoways • 1. primaryelections – everyvoterchoseonecandidatefromone party • 2. other states nomination meetings elect the delegates to the national convent • The results of the primary election determine how many delegates from each states, shall represent a certain presidential candidate at the national conventanddelegateshave to vote on the person theyweresent to vote on Suffrage

13. Theyhave no political ideology • Liberal x conservative • The two parties have neither party leaders nor party programmes • TheDemocratic Party – more liberal, leftof center • TheRepublican Party – puts more emphasis on privateenterpriseandindividualinitiative • These two parties have won every US presidentialelection since 1852 Politicalparties

14. Most schools in the United States teach the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and writings of the Founding Fathers as the definition of the country's governing ideology. Among the core tenets of this ideology are the following: 1. Democracy 2. Equality before the law 3. Freedom of religion and separation of church and state 4. Freedom of speech

15. Great Britain is a constitutional monarchy The head of the state is the Queen but she can act only on advice of her minister Queen Elizabeth II. lives in Buckingham Palace Britain constist of four regions: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland UK politicalsystem

16. The supreme law-making body in the country The british parliamentary system is one of the oldest in the world Consist of the House of Commons and the House of Lords A proposal of any new law must pass through both Houses and then is sent to the Queen for the Royal Assent Parliament

17. 650 Members of Parliament General elections to choose Members of Parliament are every five yers House ofCommons

18. The British Government is formed by the political party The Queen appoints its leader as the Prime Minister The Prime Minister chooses about 20 ministers to form the Cabinet

19. There is no fixed number of members, but currently there are about 770 members Made up of hereditary and life peers, archbishops and bishops of the Church of England The house ofLords

20. Labour Party Conservative party The Liberal Democrat Party Politicalparties

21. This system of government, known as the Westminster system has been adopted by other countries as well, such as Canada, India, Australia, New Zaeland or Singapore

22. Three essential rights of today's monarchs: right to be consulted right to advise right to warn

23. When a Bill has completed all its parliamentary stages in both Houses, it must have Royal Assent before it can become an Act of Parliament (law) There is no set time period between the consideration of amendments to the Bill and Royal Assent Royalassent

24. http://australianpolitics.com/usa/overview/ • http://www.maturita.cz/referaty/referat.asp?id=5349 • http://www.rogerdarlington.me.uk/Americanpoliticalsystem.html • http://referaty-seminarky.cz/the-political-system---usa-and-united-kingdom/ • http://www.rogerdarlington.me.uk/Britishpoliticalsystem.html • http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/laws/passage-bill/lords/lrds-royal-assent/