United Kingdom
Introduction


The United Kingdom is a cluster of islands consisting of countries such as England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and several other small islands. Its’ form of government is a parliamentary democracy (prime minister) and a constitutional monarchy (queen). That is, the prime minister is recognised as the head of government and the queen is recognised as the head of state in the country. However executive power lies with the prime minister and his cabinet.

Constitutional monarchy
The constitutional monarchy in the United Kingdom is hereditary. There are no elections involved in selecting royalty. The monarch is seldom involved in political decisions, and political power ultimately lies with the elected Parliament of United Kingdom. The role of a monarch is limited to non-partisan functions. The monarch however, has the exclusive right to confer titles of nobility to others

Role of government
The main role of the government departments and their agencies is to implement government policy and to provide advice to ministers. They consist of civil servants and receive their funding from money provided by Parliament.

Cabinet
The Cabinet consists of about 20 ministers chosen by the Prime Minister. These may include both departmental and non-departmental ministers. This group of ministers meets in private to make final decisions on any policies to be made. The frequency of the meetings is around once a week. The Cabinet also has branches called the Cabinet Committees, is in charge of less important issues or issues that concern smaller groups of people.

Executive agencies
An Executive agency is a public institution that delivers government services for the United Kingdom. It is the branch of the government that carries out policies. The Executive agencies are directly accountable to their respective ministers. The ministers in turn, will report any actions taken to the Parliament.

Parliament
The Parliament legislates for the UK. The main functions of Parliament are to pass laws, to provide means of carrying out the work of government, to review Government policies and administration, including proposals for expenditure, and to debate the major issues of the day.
It consists of three parts, the House of Lords, the House of Commons and the Sovereign. The House of Lords consists of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal. Also, there are nominated individuals who will provide expertise on fields such as science and education. The House of Commons consists of 649 selected Mps from all parts of the UK. In each House of Commons there is an elected Speaker, who will preside over the House and voice out their consensus to the Parliament.

 
 
References

CIA - The World Factbook -- United Kingdom. (2008, March 20). Retrieved March 26, 2008, from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uk.html.

Guide to government : Directgov - Guide to government. (n.d.). Retrieved March 26, 2008, from http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Gtgl1/GuideToGovernment/index.htm .

 

United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (2008, March 26). Retrieved March 26, 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_kingdom.

What Parliament does : Directgov - Guide to government. (2005, July 4). Retrieved March 26, 2008, from http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Gtgl1/GuideToGovernment/Parliament/DG_4003211
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A system where a Government is unnecessary and undesirable whichmeans that everything is based on voluntary cooperation by individuals and groups

A system where a Government is unnecessary and undesirable which means that everything is based on voluntary cooperation by individuals and groups
One person who has absolute rule over a country or a state and is usually hereditary or they claim as being given divine right with or without advisors.
A system combining Anarchism and capitalism
A system where there is no State or capitalism
A system combing Anarchism and savagery where savagery means acceptance comes easily.
A system where there are no hierarchies such as political or economic hierarchies.
A system where labour is emphasized and thus it has trade unions that replace the State
A system where there is more democratic decision-making
A government with only a few people who are thought to be best qualified.
A system where the people vote on the legislation and executive bills instead of electing leaders to do it for them.
A concentration of power in a leader who is not constitutionally responsible to the people
A one person government.
A system that is ruled by enlightened monarchs.
A system that is suitable for Islams as this system represents the political unity of the Muslims
A system that combines republic and capitalism together.
A system where the health of the community is the first priority
A system where there is no such thing as a private property because the goods are owned by the government and is available to anyone if needed
A system where many opinions are taken into consideration before making decisions
The system of Constitutional Monarchy has a Head of State that does not change as the governments change and a Government. Only the elected Officials can pass laws, the Head of State acts as an advisor to the Officials.
Leaders are elected by the people but the leaders have a limited power over the people and must go according to constitutional laws
A system where there are civic assemblies which represents the country's economic, social, industry and cultural aspects
A system where the making of laws must arise from the public if not the law cannot be approved.
A system where there is democratic representations in a country without the use of elections.
A democratic republic is a country where there is freedom of speech, election and press.
A system where two rulers have equal shared absolute power over the country
Government organization or group in with unlimited power
A true democratic system where the people elect their leaders
System where ruler with absolute power over the country.
A system similar to that of tyranny where all is controlled by one man.
A system ruled by dukes or duchesses
A system combining Anarchism but with saving the environment as their first priority.
A monarchy whose ruler is elected by the people.
A monarchy that is Arab-suited
A system that concentrates on the society's welfare as a whole and thus seeks patriotism.
A system used by the medieval age where warriors and nobility rule.
A system where the oldest are the leaders
A system ruled by grand dukes or grand duchesses
A system where the power lies with the loser level of government such as the name suggests, grassroots
A system for the Jews because non-Jews would not be granted full citizenship.
A monarchy where the kingship is passed to the sons when the father dies.
A system with the Pope as its leader.
A system where the people elect their leaders but the leaders have the freedom to do what they want.
A system combining democracy with a religion, Islam
A name that is given to many Muslim countries
Government by those who want power and personal gain.
A system where judges rule and rules by natural rights
A system where judges rule but based on the judges opinions
A system where the people elect the leaders to make decisions for them.
A system which emphasizes on liberty, freedom for the people.
A system where absolute power is given to magicians and wizards
A government where females rule.
Government by those with talent.
A system where military force is used to establish freedom and liberty.
A military-based government that has absolute rule over the country
A system combining oligarchy, democracy and monarchy.
A democratic system where there are no government parties.
A small group which makes up the government which is usually corrupted and do things for their own sake.
Government by the majority.
A system where the people are allowed to coose whatever government system they want.
A system similar to the parliamentary system except that the head of state does not have that much power.
A system where the parliament checks on the executive branch of the government
A system where voting is limited and where politicians take care of the governing of the country
A system where the people vote on the legislation and executive bills instead of electing leaders to do it for them.
Timocracy, Government controlled by the rich.
A state where government uses police by means to control the life of the citizens.
A monarchy where the monarch's title is linked to the people.
A system where the executive branch is independent of the legislative branch.
A monarchy where the monarch's title is prince
A system combining democracy and religion
A system where the government is elected by the people and the government has the responsibility in acting in people's interest.
A system where there is restricted democracy
A system where robots rule
One person who proclaims himself as king which would usually lead to hereditary monarchy.
A system similar to that of a presidential system except for the fact that the president and prime minister gets involved in everyday decision-making.
A system where there is only 1 government party running the country and no other party is allowed to enter for elections.
A system combining socialism and democracy
A system that emphasizes on socialism that also has aspects of free market in its economy.
A democratic system where workers are represented in government too.
A system where the rulers are those highly-skilled and qualified.
Maritime (relating to navigation or commerce on the sea) government
Government of a state by divine rule, usually by people who are guided by the deities
Government of a state by God.
A democratic system where the leader is elected but has absolute rule.
Absolute state which the people must follow orders from.
Tribalism existed during the time of primitive men. Thus, it has a sense of primitive in it. However, it also emphasizes on communism and equality.
A government ruled by an oppressive and severely unjust ruler.
A system with administrative divisions governed by a person who is governed by the viceroy.
A system combining democracy and parliamentary system which is somewhat similar to the United nations is adopting
 
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