Concetti Chiave
- The UK operates as both a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy, with the Monarch as the head of State and the Prime Minister as the political leader.
- The British Parliament consists of three branches: the House of Commons, the House of Lords, and the Sovereign, who is the symbolic head of State.
- The House of Commons, with 650 elected Members of Parliament, holds significant power, including making decisions on financial bills and proposing new taxes.
- The House of Lords comprises around one thousand non-elected members from the aristocracy and politics, and it possesses limited legislative powers.
- The major political parties in the UK include the Conservative Party, the Labour Party (New Labour), and the Liberal Democrats.
The British Political System
The Parliament
The UK is both a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy. The Monarch is the head of the State, the Prime Minister is the political leader of the UK and leads the government. The British Parliament is made up of three branches: the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the Sovereign, currently Queen Elizabeth II, the formal and symbolic head of State.
The House of Commons is an assembly of 650 MPs (Members of Parliament) elected by the people in general elections every 5 years.
The House of Lords is made of about one thousand non-elected members who come from the aristocracy, so they are archbishops and bishops, or from the politics, so they are peers and peeresses. The House of Lords also meets in the Palace of Westminster and it has limited powers.
The two largest parties are the Conservative Party and the Labour Party, also known as New Labour. The third largest party is the Liberal Democrats.
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