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<p>world, and is characterised by the stability of its governing institutions and its capacity to absorb change. The <a href="page.php?w=Westminster_system">Westminster system</a> shaped the political systems of the nations once ruled by the <a href="page.php?w=British_Empire">British Empire</a>, and thus has been called the "<a href="page.php?w=mother_of_parliaments">mother of parliaments</a>".</p>

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<p>The <a href="page.php?w=Parliament_of_Great_Britain">Parliament of Great Britain</a> was formed in 1707 following the ratification</p><p>
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