THE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT IN GREAT BRITAIN

The Queen is officially head of all the branches of govern­ment, but she has little direct power in the country. The con­stitution has three branches: Parliament, which makes laws, the government, which «executes» laws (puts them into ef­fect) and the courts, which interpret laws. Parliament has two partsr the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Mem­bers of the House of Commons are elected by the voters of 650 constituencies. They are known as Members of Parliament. The pri ... Читати далі »