British Govt Question

[Joywitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 3337

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer 
<pennylin at s...> wrote:
> Hi --
> 
> Trust me -- this is reasonably on-topic.  Can anyone (especially 
one of
> our British members) point me to a website that outlines, discusses 
&/or
> charts in fairly simplistic terms the organization of the British 
govt?
> I think this will be helpful for the Wizarding World -- Govt FAQ, 
as I'm
> sure JKR is taking much of the MoM from existing British govt 
models.  I
> must be the world's worst web-surfer, but I've been trying off & on 
for
> weeks to find something basic & useful for this purpose.  You'd 
think
> there would be sites out there for students doing basic term-paper
> research.  :--)  It's been a long, long time since I studied the 
British
> govt system (and while I know the American system is modeled 
somewhat on
> that system & I do know the rudimentary basics, I'd really like a
> website as a go-by).
> 
One thing I was wondering about, Penny, is that maybe the Ministry of 
Magic is PART of the British government.  After all, it is called the 
MINISTRY, which is the same as what we in the US would call a 
DEPARTMENT, like the Department of Education.  If there were a 
totally independent, international wizard government, wouldnt it have 
a name like the United Wizard Nations or something?  (Not that this 
really has any relationship to your request for info about the 
British government).

-- Joywitch