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SLIDES 2 UK Political System

The document summarizes different forms of government including direct democracy, representative democracy, monarchy, oligarchy, and autocracy. It then provides more details about the current UK political system, noting it is a parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy. The monarch is the head of state but has only symbolic powers, while the prime minister is the head of government. Key powers are held by the legislative and executive branches. Devolution has transferred some authority to the parliaments of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

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SLIDES 2 UK Political System

The document summarizes different forms of government including direct democracy, representative democracy, monarchy, oligarchy, and autocracy. It then provides more details about the current UK political system, noting it is a parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy. The monarch is the head of state but has only symbolic powers, while the prime minister is the head of government. Key powers are held by the legislative and executive branches. Devolution has transferred some authority to the parliaments of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

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DIRECT REPRESENTATIVE
MONARCHY OLIGARCHY AUTOCRACY
DEMOCRACY DEMOCRACY

The people decide by or Indirect Democracy The head of state is the from the Greek: Only one non-elected
olígos (few) + arkho (rule)
voting each law without Some elected king or queen, but the person
electing political representatives of the people can elect A small group of non- (such as an absolutist
representatives people take political representatives to elected people monarch or a dictator)
decisions (for example in consult with him/her (such as Aristocrats, rich people, takes political decisions
Parliaments) and the the Educated or the Military)
The monarch is not
head of state is a Prime takes political decisions
elected, and the crown
Minister or a President is hereditary

Ancient Greece and some Italy, France, the US etc. The UK, Spain, the
cantons in Switzerland Netherlands etc.

Most monarchies nowadays are


Constitutional (or Parliamentary)

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The UK Political System Now
The United Kingdom is a parliamentary democracy
with a constitutional monarch as the head of state. → currently King Charles III
The head of the Government is the Prime Minister, → currently Mr Rishi Sunak
which is voted into power by the people and then
appointed by the king or queen.

Nowadays, the monarch only has symbolic powers


and ceremonial duties.

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Legislative Branch Executive Branch Head of State

House of House of
Government Constitution Sovereign
Commons Lords

Parliament The political party who The UK does not have Today, the king or queen
wins the elections forms a written constitution: is only involved on
Members of Parliament Its members are not a new government. Their it is formed by various symbolic occasions
(MPs) are elected every elected and unpaid. leader is appointed documents, laws and
five years. They: They: Prime Minister (PM) by unwritten conventions. In the UK, the monarch
- debate the political - revise laws the monarch ______________ is not only Head of
issues of the day State, but also Head of
- check on government The PM chooses the DEVOLUTION
the Armed Forces and
- propose new laws - provide expertise various ministers The UK is formed by four
main states. The principle the Church
- question the Prime of Devolution transfers
Minister some powers to the He/She has to approve
Parliaments of Scotland, all new laws, but it is
Wales and Northern just a formality
Ireland

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