Germany and United Kingdom All countries in our world share many similarities and differences. This allows each country to learn from the failures and successes of others. Two of the countries that run their countries in similar and different ways are Germany and the United Kingdom. These countries each have their own style in how they choose to run their countries. Germany and the United Kingdom are both democracies in the world, but there are many differences between the two. Germany has a constitution, simple branches of government, a complex electoral system, and interactive local government. On the other hand, the United Kingdom has no written constitution, a complex government, a complex electoral system, and almost non-existent local government. In simple terms, it is seen above that Germany and the United Kingdom have similarities and differences when it comes to their political institutions, branches of government, electoral system and local government. The political institutions of the two countries are very different. Germany has its own Constitution, also known as the Basic Law. It was developed after the reunification of East and West Germany following their separation after World War II. East Germany and West Germany were ruled by different countries, so this constitution originally belonged to West Germany. The Basic Law has five aspects: cooperative federalism, fundamental political, social and economic rights, a head of state, political power is vested in the head of government and the creation of a judicial branch (O'Neil, Fields, Share) The Constitution is the one and only political institution of Germany and they use it for everything and anything in their country. “The Basic Law can be amended by a two-thirds majority in both houses…however, certain constitutional features, such as the German federal system and individual rights