both these nation states fall within the democratic framework, they differ in some significant ways. For one, while the American system is essentially a two-party democracy, the British system is a multi-party one. Also, the American system is “federal”, meaning that there are two levels of government, both of them being equally powerful and have separate designated roles to play. On the other hand, the British system is what is called a “unitary” one, the parliament being the sole legislative body. While the federal system of the United States, assigns specific roles for the Senate and the Congress, the British parliamentary system can “make laws on any matter, local government has whatever powers the national government delegates to it” (Anderson, 1997)