As democratic countries the United Kingdom and the United States share many of the same democratic ideologies, however, the way in which government is elected is very different. In the United Kingdom, the head of state is established by tradition, the queen/king of England does not go through the election process. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; the head of government, indirectly goes through an election process and the members of the House of Commons are directly voted into a parliamentary seat. In the United States, we elect our head of state and government every four years through an indirect form of election that differs greatly from the United Kingdom. Similarly, to the United Kingdom we directly vote for representatives and senators in …show more content…
In November we are voting directly for our head of state and government: the president. However, although we may have the option to choose our president unlike the United Kingdom we are also indirectly voting for them since the final decision is not based on the popular vote instead it is in the hands of the electoral college. Each state gets a certain number of electors based on how many senators and representatives the state has, these electors have final say as to who will be president, taking into account the votes of the American people. We also elect members of Congress which are divided into two parts: The House of Representative and the Senate. Every state is given a different amount of representative based on the number of districts in the state which is based on population, therefore states like California who are the most populous have the most representatives. In contrast, every state is given the same number of senators: two, regardless of population. Members of Congress are voted in very similar to a member of parliament, they are elected in a first past the post