Is the Queen's power kinda like the US president?

Question

And is Parliament kinda like our congress and senate?

Answer 1

heck no. The Prime Minister is like the president. She's only famous because she's royalty....born rich. Yes she has power over the Prime Minister, but she usually stays out of the issues and let's him handle the country.

Answer 2

The British Parliament is very much like our Congress, but it's the House of Commons that has most of the power.  The Queen's power isn't much like that of a U. S. President, but the U. S. President is more like a prime minister  than the president of most other countries.  In many republics (non-monarchies), there are both a president and a prime minister, and the president's position is rather like that of the king or queen in a constitutional monarchy--a figurehead, a symbol of stability.

Answer 3

I'm not 100% sure how the system works in the us but i'll explain the way it works here.

The Prime minister is the peoples elected leader and represents both the people and the Queens power in Parliment.

The Queen acts as a rubber stamp passing laws etc. but also has regular meetings with the PM to advise him and the queen remains netural.

The Queen is also there to be a higher power so that the PM always has to answer to someone.

Answer 4

It's kind of a cool arrangement.  The Prime Minister is the real head of state and he/she runs the country.

The Royals are the current figureheads but are pretty much occupied with ceremonial stuff.  They are fabulously wealthy due to their inheritance.  At one time the Royals really did run the country, but at some point (I don't know when) they moved to a more democratic style government.

This way they have one person to run the government, and another to be the 'head of state' and run the social obligations of the country.  I'm sure the queen and the prime minister consult on a regular basis.

Answer 5

just to clarify in case you Americans are not clear on the House of Lords it is made up of life peers awarded their position due to their lifetime achievements (eg. Margaret Thatcher is now a Baroness and can sit in the House of Lords, although many would argue whether she deserves it) and also of hereditary peers. Since the constitutional crisis of 1909 the House of Lords can no longer completely block legislation but can delay it and suggest alterations. The Law Lords, comprised of members of the House of Lords are also the highest court of the United Kingdom. The PM (usually) is the leader of the party with the most elected members in the House of Commons, where the main lawmaking takes place but bills must first be be approved by the House of Lords (as detailed above) and then receive "royal ascent" which always happens as the Queen as a convention will always allow a law passed by the democratically elected members of parliament to pass.

Answer 6

The Queen has no power, shes just a figure.  The Prime minister is like the US President, and then there is the House of Lords which would be like the Senate, and the House of Commons which is like the House of Representatives.

Except in the parliamentary form of government, the heads of government are selected from their parliament, rather than out of nowhere, and if I am correct, they arent allowed to have any party affiliations, but Im not sure.

Answer 7

Bush  would take it

Answer 8

Parliament could be compared to our congress ... but the Queens role is more diplomatic . She has no real power .

  The Prime Minister is more the Presidents equivalent.

Answer 9

She certainly seems to be more respected and well liked than our president.

Answer 10

No, the Queen is head of state, but she is not political.  Her role is mainly ceremonial. Your President is more like our Prime Minister.

Parliament is our equivalent of congress and senate, though I don't think our House of Commons and house of Lords operate in quite the same way as the congress and senate do.

Answer 11

The U.S President is the head of state and head of government combined. The English monarch is the head of state ONLY. (In England, the head of government is the Prime Minister.) Over the years, the U.S. has acquired more prestige than the U.K. Therefore, it could be argued that the President of the United States has more prestige than the English monarchy.

As for how to compare the British Parliament to the U.S. Congress, let's see how much of this I've got right:

Both are legislative bodies, and both theoretically bicameral (consisting of two houses).

Congress consists of a House of Representatives and a Senate. Parliament consists of a House of Commons and a House of Lords.

In Congress, there are very few things that one house can do that the other cannot. As examples, revenue bills must originate in the House of Representatives, presidential appointments must be confirmed by the Senate, and treaties must be approved by the Senate.

In Parliament, most actual governing and legislating is done in the House of Commons. The Prime Minister and his Cabinet come from the majority party in the House of Commons. The House of Lords does not do much actual legislating.

One final thing: In the United States, the President, Congress, and the Supreme Court represent three DISTINCT branches of government. None is at the direction of the other two.

The president does not necessarily come from the majority party in Congress. Situations have existed where a  President from the Republican party served alongside a Democrat-dominated Congress, or vice-versa.

Answer 12

umm no. Monarchy is too good For the US

Answer 13

no. the european kings and queens are only a representative  figure. In each countrie their power change: in UK the Queen can disolve the Pairlament but she can't refuse their laws. but the prince ef Liechstenstein can controle the parlament and the ministers.

They have the same power that the President of the Republic in the countries with parlamentary republic.

Answer 14

No.  The Queen's power is more like that of HHH or Hulk Hogan for old timers, and Parliament is like the US Congress (the Senate is part of Congress, by the way) but with more jello wrestling.

Answer 15

The only power that goes through the Queen is to pass new laws.