ABSTRACT
The people of Britain live under a constitutional monarchy and control their own affairs by means of representative democracy. Political power is centred in the House of Commons which places Ministries in power and removes them from power. The House of Commons approves of all taxation and appropriates revenue to the various departments of the Government. In every year of peace it authorizes the raising and keeping of a standing army. It initiates nearly all legislation and its consent is necessary to any statute. The House of Lords since 1911 has no power to reject a Finance Bill and can only delay the enactment of other Bills for the space of two years. While Parliament is in session any matter of public interest may be discussed in the House, and by means of the institution known as ‘Questions to Ministers’ individual members may ask for information and thus draw attention to almost any point which they think is worthy of attention. The people of England enjoy civil and political liberty. Civil liberty is guaranteed to them by the independence of the judges and the probity of the legal system. What is called political liberty, the power to choose and control your rulers, is maintained by the exercise of electing Members of Parliament. In general the people of Britain feel that this does sufficiently secure their political liberty.
