COMPARATIVE STUDY

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Britain

has no such document to be

named as constitution
There are scattered number of charters
and petitions e.g. Great Charter-1215,
petition of rights-1628, parliament act
1911.

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The

Crown:
Hereditary institution
Power: appoints and removes officer,
summons parliament, fountain of justice,
appoints the bishops, fountain of honour.

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The

cabinet: royal advisors, cabinet is real

head, link between legislature and
executive, steering wheel of the ship,
different from Privy council and the
ministry.

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House

of Lords: Hereditary peers, peers

from Scotland,
Examination and revision of bills
Full and free discussion
Just over 900 members

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House

of commons: lower house, elected

body, 635 members, elected for 5 years
Powers: Legislative, control of the
executive, control of finance, ventilation of
grievances,

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Judicial

system: County courts, the high

Courts, the court of appeal and the house
of lords.
Judges appointed by the crown

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Union

of 50 states
Division of powers

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President

is the head of the executive

Power: Executive
Legislature
Parliament: Congress- Senate and house
of representatives

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Senate:

equal power to house of

representative, most powerful upper
house,
House of Representatives: 436 members,
elected for 2 years, one member for every
30 thousand, law making and financial
control,

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Judicial

system: State courts and federal

courts.
Supreme court, 11 circuit courts of appeal,
84 district courts, a court of claims and a
court of customs.