Concetti Chiave
- The United Kingdom operates as a parliamentary monarchy, where the Monarch is the symbolic head of state, while the parliament handles legislation.
- The Queen holds various roles, including head of state for the UK and fifteen other Commonwealth countries, as well as the head of the Commonwealth, Church of England, and the armed forces.
- The Queen has consultative and advisory powers, meets the Prime Minister weekly, and appoints key government officials.
- The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom comprises twelve Justices from the House of Lords, possessing judicial authority but lacking legislative voting rights.
- The Prime Minister, leader of the majority party, is appointed by the Queen and leads the UK Government and its Cabinet, which holds executive power.
United Kingdom politics
The form of government is parliamentary monarchy.The Monarch is the head of state, but the parliament makes and passes legislation .
The Queen doesn’t rule the country but she has a symbolic rule because she represents Britain and she is a symbol of the national unity.
The Queen has some different powers:
- is the head of state of the United Kingdom plus fifteen other commonwealth countries
- is the head of commonwealth, that is an organization of fifty-three ex-colonies of the British empire
- is the head of the church of England
- is the head of the armed forces
- has the right to be consulted and to advise ministers
- meets the Prime Minister every week
- appoints the Prime Minister, Ministers and other office
For the succession to the throne, the eldest child inherits the title.
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom:
- has the judicial power
- is made up of twelve Justices which are members from the House of Lords
- cannot sit or vote in the House of Lords but can return to the House of Lords when they retire from the Court
Prime Minister:
- is the leader of party with the majority of votes
- is appointed by the Queen
- is the head of the United Kingdom Government
- forms and leads the Cabinet = the Cabinet has the executive power and it is made up of about twenty ministers
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