What Is Parliament

AN INTRODUCCION TO PARLIAMENT
What is Parliament? The highest authority in the UK. It makes and repeals UK laws. It also cheks the work of UK government. Parliament consist of : the Queen, the House of Commons, The House of Lords
What is the Government? It is made up of 100 members of the political party which has the majority of seats in the House of Commons, there are also from the House ofLords
What is the Difference between Parliament and Government? Parliament is the supreme authority in the UK made up of 1400 elected and unelected Members and the monarch. It uses its powers to limit the actions of Government.
The House of Commons:
Consist of 646 members of Parliament elected by voters to represent a constituency.
Main functions: pass laws; provide the means of carrying onthe work of government, to scrutinize government policy and administration including proposals for expenditure, and to debate the major issues of the day.
The governor party: the political party which wins the most seats in the house at general elections, and its leader becomes the Prime Minister. The second largest party is known as the official opposition, and its leader is the leader of theopposition. All other parties are known as opposition, although some of them will support the governing party.
Elections: general elections are held when Parliament is dissolved by the Queen on the advice of the Prime Minister. All seats in the House of Commons are then vacant. The maximum life of a Parliament is five years.
 A political party is a group of people who seek to influence or formthe government according to their views and principles. They provide a choice between options
 Who can stand as candidate in a general election? Most people who are British, Commonwealth or Irish Republic citizens may stand as a candidate at parliamentary elections, when they are 18 years old or over. Those who need to be politically impartial while carrying out their jobs such as judges, seniorcivil servants are disqualified. Anyone who want to stand for an election must be nominated on an official nomination paper together with the names of ten electors who will support him or her. A 500 liras deposit which will be lost if the candidate does not secure 5% of the total number of votes cast in the constituency.
 Who is able to vote in parliamentary elections? All British, Irish andCommonwealth citizens who are 18 years old or over and are not disqualified in any way. Irish and Commonwealth citizens must be residents in the UK. Those who cannot vote are members of the House of Lords, offenders detained in metal hospitals, prisoners who have been sentenced to more than 12 months imprisonment, those who on polling day cannot make a reasoned judgment, and those convicted ofcorrupt or illegal practices at elections within the previous five years.
The Franchise (the right to vote) was extended to women first. You can only vote if your name appears on the elector register, voting is not compulsory and can be done in person or on application by post or proxy. Each year a form is sent to every household to be completed with details of all occupants who are eligible to voteas well as those who will be 18 the next year.
 What is a constituency? Constituency boundaries are determined by geographical features, local government boundaries, area and electorate
 What happen during an election campaign? Once parliament dissolved the Government continues but there cease to be any MPs. Those members seeking re-election return to their constituencies as probablecandidate and fight the election campaign. Each of the main political party will publish a manifesto setting out its policies on all major issues and will produce a wide range of publicity material. There are limits on how much a party or individual candidate can spend in their campaign. Paying for political advertising on radio and television is not permitted but it is allowed in the press and on...