The United Kingdom is a unitary state governed by a democratic

constitutional monarchy, while the United States is a federal republic and

a multi-party, parliamentary democracy republic is Lithuania. More or less,

each of the states have two types of governments: London, the capital, is

the centre of government for the whole Britain, but local authorities are

partly responsible for education, health care, etc., whereas each of the 50

states of the USA also has its own government and is joined to the others

by federal government, aas well as there are State and Local governments in

Lithuania.

There are two chambers (‘houses’) of the Parliament in Britain: the House

of Commons and the House of Lords, while government of the US is entrusted

to three separate authorities: the Executive, the Legislative and the

Judicial and the government of Lithuania, the highest executive body is

made up of the Prime Minister and 14 ministers and Seimas.

Both Houses in Britain have a similar system of debate. This may be about a

new law or tax ,, or about other state problems. The executive branch in the

USA and Lithuanian executive body of the government have very much in

common. Both states have a President who has a powerful role, for example,

both the President of the USA and tthe President of Lithuania is Commander-

in-Chief of the military forces. The Queen in Britain otherwise has an

essentially ceremonial role, restricted in exercise of power by convention

and public opinion. What is more, both the USA and Lithuania has several

departments of different activity.

Nevertheless, all the three states have a little in common legislative

branch: and the House of Commons in Britain, and the Legislative branch in

the USA, and Seimas in Lithuania. There are currently 659 MPs representing

constituencies in the parliament of Britain, 141 members in the Seimas of

Lithuania, whereas the USA slightly differs from them. The legislative

branch of the USA government is the Congress made up of Senate and the

House of Representatives. The members of Congress like the MPs and MPs in

the Seimas rrepresent their constituency. The Senate has 100 members, two

from each state, both of whom represent the whole state and the House of

Representatives has 435 members. All the three states have very much in

common by making laws and publishing them, as well as other

responsibilities include establishing federal courts, setting taxes and, if

necessary declaring war.

The Judicial branch in the USA has very much to do with the Court system.

The judicial branch of government has three levels: the Supreme Court,

below it are 13 ccourts of appeal, and below them are many federal district

courts. The House of Lords is unique in combining both legislative and

judicial functions in the one body: it is both the upper house of

Parliament and the highest court of appeal for criminal cases in England,

Wales and Northern Ireland and for civil cases in the whole of the United

Kingdom, while Lithuania combines two judicial branch courts: Supreme Court

and Court of Appeal.

Each government system has its own responsibilities in all the three

states. In the UK the Parliament is responsible for making laws, discussing

major issues affecting the country and raising taxes. The federal

government in the USA with all its three branches have very much in common

like the Parliament in Britan, while Lithuanian government is strongly

responsible for making new proposals and later giving them to the Seimas

for further discussions and approvals. Besides the government of Lithuania

has to account for its work annually for Seimas.

In conclusion, to understand all the three systems of governments in each

country is neither very difficult, nor very confusing, since all the three

states have very much in common, as well as some different aspects.