UK vs US comparisons

Question 1

Examine the ways in which the US and UK Constitutions are similar.

Answer 1

Both separate powers: UK (Parliament vs Executive); US (Congress, President, SCOTUS).

Both evolve: UK (Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011, repealed 2022); US (Obergefell v. Hodges 2015).

Both protect rights: UK (HRA 1998); US (Bill of Rights, Bostock v. Clayton County 2020).

Question 2

How does the US House of Representatives differ from the UK House of Commons?

Answer 2

US: 2-year terms;
UK: 5-year terms (post-FTPA repeal).

US negotiates with Senate; UK Commons is supreme.

UK party discipline stronger (e.g. 2019 Brexit votes) - due to whip system and CMR
In US, Parties less party discipline as they dont have a whip system - rely more on consituenc