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The
U.K
today
is
a
constitutional
monarchy
and
a
parliamentary
democracy.
This
system
has
been
formed
bu
8
centuries
of
evolutionary
development.
In
the
process,
the
seat
of
power
has slowly passed from
the non-demostratic Crown
to
the
aristocratic
Lords
and
to
its
final
resting
place
in
the
House
of
Commons
with
a
powerful
Prime Minister.
UK
constitution:
The
constitution
of
the
United
Kingdom
is
the
set
of
laws
and
principles
under
which the United Kingdom is governed.
Monarchy
:
The
British
Monarchy
is
the
longest
reiging monarchy in the world, claiming
a history of
a
thousand
years.
The
monarchy
of
the
United
Kingdom
(commonly
referred
to
as
the
British
monarchy)
is
the
constitutional
monarchy
of
the
United
Kingdom and its overseas territories.
Parliament:
UK's parliament
is consist of 2 Houses:
House
of
Commons
and
House
of
Lords
and
the
Crown.
The
Parliament
of
the
United
Kingdom
of
Great
Britain
and
Northern
Ireland
(commonly
referred
to
as
the
British
Parliament,
the
Westminster
Parliament
or,
formerly,
the
Imperial
Parliament)
is
the
supreme
legislative
body
in
the
United
Kingdom
and
British
overseas
territories.
Parliament
alone
possesses
legislative
supremacy
and thereby ultimate power over all
other political
bodies in the UK and
its territories.
General
Election
:For electoral purpose, the
U.K is
divided
into
659
constitutions,constituency
boundaries
are
adjusted
to
ensure
fair
representation
and
to
reflect
population
movement.
British citizens provide
that they are
aged 18 or over and are
not disqualified.
Economy
:The
economy
of
U.K
was
once
at
the
forefront
in
the
world
during
the
19th-century
Industrial Revolution. Contemporary UK,
a member
of the European Union and the
G8,still owns one of
the most developed
economies,having the second
Government
UK:unit 4.5.6
& Economy
U.S.:unit 5.6.7.8
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