DIFFERENCES
USA: Federal State
UK: Device State
USA: Checks and balances - the three joints in power distributions have specific roles in terms of mutual control and balance of power
Great Britain: Parliamentarianism: Government springs from parliamentary majority and is constantly accountable to parliament.
USA: proportional congressional elections
Great Britain: "First past the post" system, the …show more content…
Federal authorities (the president and the government, etc.) responsibility encompasses foreign policy, defense, civil rights, customs and post, the central bank, as well as regulation of trade between states. State 'liability is essentially the general legislation. The Constitution of 1787 is still applicable, but with some additional provisions. The US has a multi-party system, where Democrats and Republicans dominate. US Congress consists of two chambers, the Senate and House of Representatives. The president is both head of government and head of the military, and can veto bills of Congress. The judiciary in the country is complicated, as each of the 50 states have different legal systems. America is a nation built on immigration, and consists of many ethnic groups. The proportion of residents with European idea is declining, while the Latin American section of the population steadily …show more content…
Democrats base their politics on social liberalism, and is located on the left side of American politics.
Democrats underwent a paradigm shift under President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his "New Deal" in the 1930s. This set aims to move away from laissez faire poltikken that had dominated US, nor give the federal government more responsibility for the individual's economic wellbeing. Since that time, this reform dominated Democratic politics, and traditionally has been an aim of improving the situation of minorities and vulnerable groups of society, through government intervention.
As with most other political parties on the left, the Democrats in recent decades moved more toward the political center as regards economic policy. This means more individual freedom, but with the federal government acting as a safety net for vulnerable sections of society. Barack Obama is the Democrats' 15th President, and he is in the company of including Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton.
POLITICS – REPUBLICAN PARTY
The Democratic Party is one of America's two dominant political party. Democrats base their politics on social liberalism, and is located on the left side of American