| Political set-up of UK |
| 1 | In theory the constitution has three branches. They are Parliament, which makes laws; the government, which "executes"; the law court, which interprets laws. The Parliament is the oldest one in the world. His functions are: -making laws; -getting money for government, through taxation; -examining government policy administration and spending; -debating political questions. The Parliament consist of the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The House of Lords consists of more than 1000 hereditary lords and peers. About 70% of them are hereditary peers, because their fathers were peers before them. The other 30% are "life peers", whose titles are not passed on to their children. They are officially appointed by the Queen. The House of Lords has very little power. The function of the House of Lords is debating a bill after the House of Commons. It works as the highest and final Court of Appeal. The chairman of the House of Lords is the Lord Chancellor who sits on the Woolsack. |
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