Comparing UK & US Constitutional Principles

Constitution Smonstitution. Much the U.S. Constitutional Principles were derived from the British system, which does not have a formal written constitution. Your assignment, due Monday will be to creatively chart the comparisions and contrasting principles and Rule of Law and instituions of the two leading, and longest surviving constitutional democracies in the world.


For example,

US Constitutional Principle -- Federalism, the shared power between national and state and local governments.


UK Constitutional Principle -- Devolution, the transfer of Whitehall powers in areas like education and health - but not, for example, defence - to the UK's nations and regions.



Use the following sites to help you in your research:

http://britishconstitution.blogspot.com/


http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/UKgovernment/Centralgovernmentandthemonarchy/DG_073438

http://www2.rgu.ac.uk/publicpolicy/introduction/wstate.htm


http://www.virtualclassroom.net/tvc/gov/constitution/