The monarchy of England In a monarchy the
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The monarchy of England In a monarchy, the king or queen is the head of state. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, that a king reigns with limits to its power, next to other institution, Parliament.
Most of the powers once exercised by the monarch, is transferred to the ministers. Under certain circumstances, the monarch retains the power on issues such as the appointment of prime minister and dissolve Parliament.
The Queen by only a Ministerial advisory. Elizabeth II is Queen of the UK currently.
She is due to a number of important functions, including summon and dissolve Parliament and giving royal assent to the legislation passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In international affairs, the Queen has the power to declare war and peace, to recognize foreign states, conclude treaties.
House of Lords The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is one of two parliamentary assemblies that form the UK Parliament which is composed by the king from the House of Commons (House of Commons, lower house) and the House of Lords (House of Lords, upper house). In the past membership in the House of Lords was for all members of a hereditary right.
Following much reforms were passed, like the Life Peerages Act 1958 and House of Lords Act 1999, under which the number of hereditary members has been reduced significantly. Today the total 826 members of the House of Lords 92 are hereditary, 709 are life members and 38 are on leave of absence. The House of Lords meets in the Palace of Westminster.
House of Commons The House of Commons is the lower house of Parliament of the United Kingdom, which is the dominant branch. . The House of Commons consists of 650 members: Members of Parliament. It is elected by universal suffrage or majority system. Each member remains in office for five years and is a Board "constituency". The venue is the Palace of Westminster, London.
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