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Compare and contrast the purpose of elections in the political systems of Britain and America.
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Compare and contrast the purpose of elections in the political systems of Britain and America. Elections are a means by which people exercise some degree of control over their representatives. Ideally elections should provide the opportunity for a peaceful succession and transfer of office. In fact, in recent history, elections of one form or another have been the most characteristic and widespread form of rotating and transferring office. There has been tremendous variation amongst political systems of what is considered to be an elective office and the form that it should take. Before we can begin to explore the differences or similarities in the purpose of elections in Britain and the US we must first concentrate on what the electorate in each country votes for. In the US the have a federal system of government where the president is chosen by the electorate to represent them and their interest in the...
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