1. Us compared to Parliament5.
Us compared to Parliament

2. WHAT WERE WE BREAKING AWAY FROM?
PARLIAMENT
Legislative Branch
House of Lords
(Unelected)
House of Commons
(Elected, but laughably)
Judicial (appeals)
Executive Branch
(“The Government”)
Executive ministers, to include those appointed by the Monarch

3. YES NO YES YES NO YES NO YES Not much YES A wee bit
The Constitution
M i n d - b l o w i n g i r o n y :
Even America’s founders considered
this to be the best government
the world had ever known.
U.S.
G.B.
A written Constitution?
People elect Lower House? (House Reps / House Commons)
People elect upper House (Senate / House Lords)
People elect Executive (President / Prime Minister)
Separation of powers?
Checks and balances?
YES NO
YES
Not really
YES NO
YES NO
YES
Not much
YES
A wee bit