Comparing Colonial Government And Government

There are many similarities between colonial government and government today. For instance, the bicameral branch of the government today (Congress or legislative branch) is like the Parliament which was the law making also made up of two other branches of government. Within the Congress there are two houses called the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives is similar to the House of Burgesses because they are both made up of representatives that agree if a law should be passed. The representatives talk about and decide on local issues like paying for schools and ownerships of land. The Senate is related to the Council of State in the Colonial times because they Senators (colonist) are selected by the state or the advisory council. They had assemblies (or meeting) and would discuss if they should make a law or should approve of a law. The Parliament was able to raise taxes, organize government, and could elect representatives. Moreover, there was also the Privy Council in the colonial days, which was a group of royal advisors that set English …show more content…
Each colony had its own governor, and were hired to carry out England’s policies. They usually had the final say in meetings and assemblies. Colonies often have colonial courts that are influenced by royal advisors and use it to control local issues and supported interests and ideas of their community. This is like the judicial branch, that consisted of nine personages that made sure that the new law follows the Constitiution of the United States. Sometimes they met to see someone be judged of a crime. For instance, John Peter Zinger made a libel statement against a soviet officer and was later not considered guilty. Libel still goes on, but it is considered a crime if the information about the person is not