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Contents The constitution and Monarch Parliament Prime Minister Monarchy of the United Kingdom where does she live in ? * Government Politics Of UK and Constitution The UK has no written constitution in any one document ;it is only partly written and contained in multiple documents. Statute law Common law Various traditions, customs and conventions Ancient documents Elizabeth Ⅱ Who is the current Queen ? Buckingham Palace 威廉凯特白金汉宫阳台“世纪之吻” Domestic Powers Foreign Powers symbolic functions The crown mainly performs ceremonial duties whose work consists largely singing papers. In practice, it is the government that carries out the duties associated with many functions of the crown. The English Bill of Rights of 1689 curtailed the monarchs governmental power. Parliament the crown the non-elected House of Lords------Upper House the elected House of Commons------Lower House Palace of Westminster Houses of Parliament House of Lords Because its numbers are not democratically elected, the power of the House of Lords has been reduced today. Theoretically, both Houses have the right to initiate legislation, but the Upper House is largely limited to non-controversial issues. Many Britons would like to either abolish it completely or replace it. Tony Blair proposed that it be reconstitued, but so far neither or those proposals has met with approval. House of Commons is the source of real political power in the united kingdom. 651 Members of Parliament The leader of the party with the majority of seats becomes the Prime Minister, the head of the government. Who is the current Prime Minister? David Cameron The official site of the British Prime Ministers Office Number 10 Downing Street James Gordon Brown Technically, the Primer Minister is only “first among equals” In reality, he wields tremendous power: Presiding over the cabinet Allocating functions among ministers and meeting with t