1. The UK is a .
2. In law, the Head of State is .
3. The British Parliament has two houses, or chambers: the House of and the House of .
4. The House of Commons consists of (MPs).
5. There are 651 MPs, or seats, in the House of .
6. The 1203 members of the House of are not elected.
7. Some are life peers: they are members of the House of Lords, but their sons or daughters .
8. Life peers are usually former members of the House of .
9. The party with most MPs forms the .
10. The leader of the winning party automatically becomes Prime Minister and appoints the .
11. The party who comes second is the Opposition and forms its own .
12. British Prime Ministers have lived at 10 street since .
13. The Queen is also the head of and of the of .
14. The Queen’s constitutional role is mainly .
15. True power lies in the hands of the and his/her .
