United Kingdom, Russia, & Germany
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United Kingdom, Russia, & Germany
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Parliamentary System of the United Kingdom
• Unitary System: the central government has all the power
• Parliamentary Democracy: leader is elected through the legislature, not directly by the people
• Constitutional Monarchy: Queen is part of Parliament, but doesn’t make laws.
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Parliamentary System of the United Kingdom
Parliament is the lawmaking body of the United Kingdom
*House of Lords
*House of Commons
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Parliament: House of Lords
• Have little power
• Make suggestions to the House of Commons.
• Positions are appointed or inherited; not elected.
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House of Lords
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Parliament: House of Commons
• Lots of power
• Control over the countries budget.
• Citizens elect members
• The leader of the political party with the most members becomes the Prime Minister
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House of Commons
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UK’s Leadership
• Prime Minister
– MOST power-Chief Executive
– Leader of the British Parliament
– Runs the government
• Monarch
– Official head of state (a symbol for the country)
– Ceremonial duties
– Constitutional Monarchy because their constitution (Magna Carta) limits power.
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President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron
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Queen Elizabeth II
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UK’s Citizen Participation
• Citizens have personal freedoms like those in the US
– Treated equally
– Right to worship as they choose
– Freedom of speech
– Right to a fair trial
– Right to own property
– Right to security
• Citizens elect members of House of Commons.
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• Federal System
• Power is shared between governments of:
• Central government
• 16 states
• Parliamentary Democracy
• leader elected by legislature, not by the people
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Germany’s Parliament is composed of two houses
Bundestag
Bundesrat
Constitution called Basic Law
States that Germany is a welfare state: government guarantees people certain benefits when they are unemployed, sick, poor, or disabled
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BUNDESTAG Has the most power
Citizens of each German state elect its members
Members of this house elect Chancellor, chief executive of Germany
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BUNDESRAT
represents interests of the state governments (education and local issues)
each state government selects representatives
numbers of representatives from 16 states depends on their population
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Chancellor
chief executive chosen by legislature
Head of Military
MOST power
Elected by the Bundestag
President
official head of state (a symbol for the country) chosen by legislature and state representatives
Ceremonial duties
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President Obama with Germany’s
Chancellor Angela Merkel
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Citizens have same basic freedoms like those in the United Kingdom
treated equally
right to worship as they choose
freedom of speech
right to a fair trial
right to own property
right to security
Citizens elect members to the Bundestag
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Russia
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Federal System of Russian Federation
Federal System
power is shared between the central government and the governments of the states
Presidential Democracy
leader is directly elected by the people
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Russian Federal Assembly
Federal Assembly, Russia’s legislature
Federation Council
State Duma
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Federal Assembly: Federation Council
Two representatives from each state
States appoint the council’s members
not directly elected by the people
Important duty
approve the president’s choices of people to fill different government jobs
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Federal Assembly: State Duma
Larger than the Federation Council
Has 450 members who are elected directly by the people
Controls the budget
Makes the laws
Approves the president’s choice for prime minister
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Russia’s Leadership
President Chief executive
MOST power
Elected by the people (presidential democracy)
Can disband the legislature
selects a Prime Minister
Prime Minister helps in the day-to-day running of the government
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President Obama with Russian
President Vladimir Putin
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President Obama with
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry
Medvedev
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Russia’s Citizen Participation
Russia’s constitution guarantees human and civil rights for its citizens
All people are equal
Russians have the right to life and dignity
freedom of speech
right to privacy
Citizens directly elect the leader