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UK (The British Head of State is Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, The…
UK
The British Head of State is
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Sovereign, the House of Lords and the
House of Commons.
include
opening each new session of Parliament,
She approves Laws passed by Parliament
She is the Head of the Armed Forces
The Queen appoints the Prime Minister
She is the Head of the Church of England
She represents the nation
The legislative power is held by the
Parliament
House of Commons (650 members)
.
are elected every five years by citizens, they meet at the Palace of Westminster in London.
House of Lords (799 members)
includes: Lords Spiritual, Hereditary Peers, Life Peers
The judical power is administrated by Judges and Courts
For centuries the House of Lords was the Supreme
Court of Appeal for the whole of the UK in civil cases and for England, Wales and Northern Ireland in criminal cases.
Since 1 October 2009 the judicial power of the House of Lords was transferred to the new and separate Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
There is not a single document defined as
a“Constitution”.
Acts of Parliament
Common Law
unwritten rules, based on judicial
precedent, customs and traditions
The executive power is held by the government, represented by a prime minister
The current Prime Minister is
Boris Johnson
directs both the executive and
the legislature and together with the Cabinet is accountable to the Monarcg, to Parliament, to their party, and to the citizens, for
the governments’ policies and actions.
The Prime Minister is usually the leader of the party who wins the elections and he/she is appointed by the monarch.
He lives in London, at 10 Downing Street.
