The UK

The prime-minister is the head of the government.

He is the leader of the party with the majority seats in the House of Commons.

The Parliament consists of two chambers or houses:

      The House of Commons consisting of 650 MPs (elected). It makes laws.

The House of Lords consisting of about 800 non-elected peers (Lords Spiritual - 26 bishops in the established Church of England and Lords Temporal. Some of Lords Temporal are hereditary peers, but the majorityof them are life peers) It can delay bills and ask for rewriting certain parts.

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the Queen

the Prime Minister

Parliament

signs

votes on

passes

legislative

representative

executive

elected

non- elected

appointed

The House of Lords

the House of Commons

Cabinet

Members of Parliament and Lords

 Bishops in the established Church of England, hereditary and life peers.

Ministers, the Queen and Lords.

passed by The House of Commons

passed by The House of Commons and The House of Lords

passed by The House of Commons and The House of Lords and signed by the Queen

the British use constitutions of other countries.

there are no laws.

it is written in hundreds of Acts of Parliament, court cases, and in documented conventions.

10 Downing Street

10 Baker Street

Buckingham palace

Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

Queen of the United Kingdom and the European Union.

Queen of the United Kingdom and the United Nations Organisation.

territories of European countries.

members of the European Union.

former territories of the British Empire.

a constitutional monarchy

a presidential republic

a monarchy