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Britain is arguably the oldest represen-tative democracy in the world,with rootsthat can be traced over a thousand years.Other countries also have long political histo-ries but these histories are marked by periodsof sudden,and often violent,change.Al-though Britain has had its periods of politicalinstability,the process of state-building hasbeen one of evolution rather than revolutionThis long,unbroken history is still apparent
Britain is arguably the oldest represen-tative democracy in the world, with rootsthat can be traced over a thousand years .Other countries also have long political histo-ries but these histories are marked by periods of sudden, and often violent, change.Al-though Britain has had its periods of politicalinstability, the process of state-building hasbeen one of evolution rather than revolutionThis long, unbroken history is still apparent