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CITIZENS AND INSTITUTIONS - Coggle Diagram
CITIZENS AND INSTITUTIONS
Citizenship
Is the legal status that gives a person rights (like voting) and duties (like paying taxes) in a country.
How to get it:
Jus soli ("right of the soil"): By being born in that country (e.g., USA).
Jus sanguinis ("right of blood"): From your parents, wherever you are born (e.g., Italy).
Naturalisation: By living there for a long time, getting married, or following the law.
British Institutions
Government:
A constitutional monarchy with no single written constitution
it uses traditions and old documents like the Magna Carta
The Monarch:
The King or Queen is the Head of State (symbolic),
but the Prime Minister and Government hold real power.
Paliament:
Makes the laws and has two parts:
House of Commons: Elected members who debate and propose laws.
House of Lords: Unelected members who check and review laws.
US Institutions
Government:
A federal presidential republic made of 50 states
with a written Constitution from 1787.
Separation of Powers:
Executive: The President (Head of State and Government) lives in the White House and is elected every 4 years.
Legislative: Congress (Senate and House of Representatives) makes the laws.
Judicial: The Supreme Court (9 judges for life) decides if laws are constitutional.