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The United Kingdom currently has a constitutional monarchy for their type of government. The definition, as take from dictionary.com," A monarchy governed according to a constitution that limits and defines the powers of the sovereign." A constitutional monarchy is usually deprived from an absolute monarchy, as in the UK's case. In a constitutional monarchy, the monarchy usually acts as a representative for the people, called head of state. The Prime Minister is the head of the executive branch, and sometimes refereed to as head of the government. The most power, however, is held by Parliament, the top of the legislative branch. The judiciary system in the United Kingdom is more complicated than other government, but it's supreme court deals with civil cases from all four sovereign states, and criminal cases from England, Wales, and Northern Ireland). Scotland has a different system of law, so criminal cases cannot be tried the same way as civil ones). Queen Elizabeth II is the current monarch of the United Kingdom. The next monarch is set to be Charles, her son, the Prince of Wales. In a constitutional monarchy, the head of state is the main representative of the people. It is their job to be the nation's voice and embody it's values. The United Kingdom has a centralized government (also called a unitary state). This means that the national government has all the power, and local governments are made just to make the national one run smoother.



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