Germany and the 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 have similar and different ways of running their country are Germany and the United Kingdom. Each of these countries has their own style of how they choose to govern their country. Both Germany and the United Kingdom are democracies in the world, however there are many differences between the two. Germany has a constitution, simple branches of government, a complicated electoral system, and interactive local government. On the other hand, the UK has no written constitution, a complex government, an intricate electoral system and almost non-existent local government. In simple terms above, Germany and the UK are seen to have similarities and differences with their political institutions, branches of government, electoral system and local government. The political institutions in both countries are very different. Germany has its own Constitution, also known as the Basic Law. It was developed after East and West Germany reunited following their division after World War II. East and West Germany were run 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 given to the head of government and the creation of a judicial system (O'Neil, Fields, Share) The Constitution it is Germany's one and only political institution and they use it for everything in their country. "The Basic Law can be amended with a two-thirds majority in both chambers... however, some constitutional features, such as the German federal system and individual rights