Download or read book British Polity, The, CourseSmart eTextbook written by Philip Norton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a clear conceptual framework for the understanding of British politics, influenced in broad terms by a systems approach to public policy. It considers the bodies responsible for scrutinizing and legitimizing the policies of the U.K. government: Parliament and the monarchy.