POL 147B Lecture 1: Module 1: How is Britain Governed?
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Government flow chart public house of commons government (pm + cabinet) 50: why do both britain and the united states feature just two dominant political parties, when most advanced industrial societies feature more than two major parties, british conservative party v. s. A brief survey of britain"s unwritten constitution : an evolving, unwritten constitution (there is no single form document detailing the limitations of ppl in power) Instead has an accumulation of institutions, values, etc: the british system of government: parliamentary democracy -- parliament and its members -- the prime minister and her cabinet, any piece of legislation that is presented to parliament (house of. Commons) and is supported in the majority is then made into law and. Cannot be challenged (no act of the parliament can be overturned by any court) **but new laws can be passed that contradicts old laws and cancels them out.
