The United Kingdom: A Constitutional Monarchy Of The United Kingdom

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The United Kingdom is a country off the coast of mainland Europe. In addition, the UK consists of four separate countries. These four countries are Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, and Wales. In addition, England, Scotland, and Wales are situated on the main island known as Great Britain, and Northern Ireland is actually separated from Great Britain and is on a tiny portion of land next to the Republic of Ireland. Furthermore, each country in the United Kingdom has a capital, such as, Edinburgh in Scotland, London in England, and Cardiff in Wales. Each of these capitals have a very important meaning for the country. In addition, they all have influence in deciding the economic state of the country. However, there is one capital in the …show more content…

A brief history of the meaning this type of government by Credo is that “the constitution exists in no one document but is a centuries-old accumulation of statues, judicial decisions, and tradition” (Credo Cite Here). Furthermore, London plays a crucial role in ruling this type of government. Residing in London, The Royal Crown, House of Commons, and House of Lords exist; not to mention, both the royal family and prime minister also live here. The House of Commons and the House of Lords are very important to the functioning of the entire United Kingdom. Furthermore, the official website of the Parliament gives a good example of the importance by stating “For new legislation to become law, or for changes to existing laws to be made, the House of Commons and House of Lords must both debate, amend and vote on the proposals”. (Parliament, cite here). In addition, the famous royal family also London. Since the Royal Family is greatly restricted by the Constitutional Monarchy there is not much that they can do in terms of politics. However, the Queens or Kings authorization is needed to go into War. Some might argue that London is not the political center of the United Kingdom. Correspondingly, it is true that the other countries in the UK have Parliaments, but London serves as the main one where almost anything needs approval. London also plays a second major role for the United Kingdom. …show more content…

First, there is Greater London, which hosts a bunch of small towns and cities. In addition, there is also the core areas of South, East, and West London. In fact, the CIA Fact Book mentions that there are “32 London boroughs and 1 City of London” (CIA Cite Here). Due to the vast size of London, there is also a host of many different types of transportation. First, Taxi Cabs, these are often more seen in the main metropolitan area of London. Second, The train system, this is an extremely large system that according to the CIA World Fact Book spans a total of 30,858 Kilometers which is about 19,137 miles. Third, river travel is also an increasing way of travel. In fact, it’s quite interesting to see that people actually live on the boats known as river boats or long boats. London is host to a large population that is higher than most neighboring cities, and even capitals of other countries. Referring once again to the CIA World Fact book, the total population for the United Kingdom was 64,088,22. In addition, the major city and closest rival to London, Manchester has 2.646 million residents. In like manner, London is nearly triple the size in population with a total of 10.313 million residents! Religion has a long history with London. Originally, the United Kingdom had one dominant religion, Church of England. However, in the present time, there is a lot of immigration to United

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