The United Kingdom is a unitary state governed by a democraticconstitutional monarchy, while the United States is a federal republic anda multi-party, parliamentary democracy republic is Lithuania. More or less,each of the states have two types of governments: London, the capital, isthe centre of government for the whole Britain, but local authorities arepartly responsible for education, health care, etc., whereas each of the 50states of the USA also has its own government and is joined to the othersby federal government, as well as there are State and Local governments inLithuania.There are two chambers (‘houses’) of the Parliament in Britain: the Houseof Commons and the House of Lords, while government of the US is entrustedto three separate authorities: the Executive, the Legislative and theJudicial and the government of Lithuania, the highest executive body ismade up of the Prime Minister and 14 ministers and Seimas.Both Houses in Britain have a similar system of debate. This may be about anew law or tax , or about other state problems. The executive branch in theUSA and Lithuanian executive body of the government have very much incommon. Both states have a President who has a powerful role, for example,both the President of the USA and the President of Lithuania is Commander-in-Chief of the military forces. The Queen in Britain otherwise has anessentially ceremonial role, restricted in exercise of power by conventionand public opinion. What is more, both the USA and Lithuania has severaldepartments of different activity.Nevertheless, all the three states have a little in common legislativebranch: and the House of Commons in Britain, and the Legislative branch inthe USA, and Seimas in Lithuania. There are currently 659 MPs representingconstituencies in the parliament of Britain, 141 members in the Seimas of
Lithuania, whereas the USA slightly differs from them. The legislativebranch of the USA government is the Congress made up of Senate and theHouse of Representatives. The members of Congress like the MPs and MPs inthe Seimas represent their constituency. The Senate has 100 members, twofrom each state, both of whom represent the whole state and the House ofRepresentatives has 435 members. All the three states have very much incommon by making laws and publishing them, as well as otherresponsibilities include establishing federal courts, setting taxes and, ifnecessary 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 courts of appeal, and below them are many federal districtcourts. The House of Lords is unique in combining both legislative andjudicial functions in the one body: it is both the upper house ofParliament and the highest court of appeal for criminal cases in England,Wales and Northern Ireland and for civil cases in the whole of the UnitedKingdom, while Lithuania combines two judicial branch courts: Supreme Courtand Court of Appeal.Each government system has its own responsibilities in all the threestates. In the UK the Parliament is responsible for making laws, discussingmajor issues affecting the country and raising taxes. The federalgovernment in the USA with all its three branches have very much in commonlike the Parliament in Britan, while Lithuanian government is stronglyresponsible for making new proposals and later giving them to the Seimasfor further discussions and approvals. Besides the government of Lithuaniahas to account for its work annually for Seimas.In conclusion, to understand all the three systems of governments in eachcountry is neither very difficult, nor very confusing, since all the threestates have very much in common, as well as some different aspects.