What are the main distinctions between the American and British systems of government?
The main distinctions between the United States and the British political systems are: • The British system still holds an official place for the monarchy. Although the King or Queen’s role is now primarily as a figurehead, it is an important symbolic difference. • While the United States system is based on a written Constitution, the British constitution is unwritten–it is a compilation of legal decisions, documents, laws and customs. • The British system is a parliamentary system in which there is no significant separation between the legislative and executive powers. In a parliamentary system, individual members of Parliament are elected in their various districts. The party that has the most members in Parliament selects one from their ranks to be the Prime Minister. Together, the Parliament and Prime Minister exercise both legislative and executive powers. In the American system, the Congress exercises the legislative power separately from the President who wields the executive p
