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Politics of the United Kingdom
The
United Kingdom
is a
unitary
democracy
governed within the framework of a
constitutional monarchy
, in which the
Monarch
is the
head of state
and the
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
is the
head of government
.
Executive power
is exercised by
Her Majesty's Government
, on behalf of and by the consent of the Monarch, as well as by the
devolved
Governments of
Scotland
and
Wales
, and the
Northern Ireland
Executive.
Legislative power
is vested in the two chambers of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
, the
House of Commons
and the
House of Lords
, as well as in the
Scottish parliament
and
Welsh
and
Northern Ireland assemblies
. The
judiciary
is independent of the executive and the legislature. The highest court is the
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
.
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