CPO 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Monarchy Of The United Kingdom, Westminster System, Divided Government

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Comparative Politics
• Course: CPO 2001
• Professor: Woods Patricia

Document Summary

Parliament is the foundation for the democracy, there is a relationship between the democracy and monarchy. It is a vibrant modern nation and proud of it"s history. Gradual evolution= political changes in england came gradually rather than abruptly. Monarchy is unfamiliar to us and we have a distaste for it in this country but we will understand why they like their monarchy. A constitutional monarchy meaning it has a monarchy and a constitution that outlines the laws. Power of the british monarchy has shifted in recent years so that the feelings have shifted as well. Additionally, the england is one of few countries that still keeps a monarchy. Today the monarch is basically a figurehead. In 500 years it has gone from being the most powerful institution in the nation to a figurehead to draw tourists. We had a revolution to get rid of the british monarch and we even renounced the idea of having a monarch.