The two governments were monarchical. While England transformed into a democratic monarchy, the french people conducted a revolution in the 18th century and established a republic with a written constitution.
During the eras of absolute monarchy, the king or queen word were absolute and final. The two countries had parliaments made of nobles.
United Nations, Great Britain, France
The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 is a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices. The Act required that railroad rates be "reasonable and just," but did not empower the government to fix specific rates.
