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The British Parliament

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the British Parliament, Westminster Parliament or simply "Westminster".
The British constitution has envolved over many centuries and unlike many other nations, the UK has no single constitutional documents . But Britain does, however , have certain important constitutional documents, including Magna Carta , Bill of Rights and Reform Act.
It is formed partly by statue law, partly by common law and partly by conventions. Fundamental law doesn´t exist in the United Kingdom.
There can be distinguish three separate organs: the legislature , the executive and the judiciary .
Parliament, the law- making body, consists of three elements : the Monarchy, the House of Commons and the House of Lords. They meet together only on occasions of ceremonial significance, such as the state opening of Parliament.
The Monarch ’s principle function is to carry out certain ceremonial duties. The Queen is regarded as national symbol and also as a symbol of the unity of the Commonwealth . The British monarch must be Protestant.
The House of Commons consists of 650 elected members, called Members of Parliament. Its main purpose is to make laws by passing Acts of Parliament, as well as to discuss current political issues.
The House of Lords consists of around 740 non-elected members. Its main legislative function is to examine and revise bills from the Commons.
The judicial role of the House of Lords as the highest appeal court in the UK has ended . The Supreme Court of the UK assumed jurisdiction on points of law for all civil and criminal cases.