Сделать пересказ текста. the british parliament the british parliament is the oldest in the world. it consists of the house of lords and the house of commons and the queen as its head. the house of commons plays the major role in law-making. it consists of members of parliament (called mps for short). each of them represents an area in england, scotland, wales and ireland. mps are elected either at a general election or at a by-election following the death or retirement. parliamentary elections are held every 5 years and it is the prime minister who decides on the exact day of the election. the british parliamentary system depends on political parties. the party which wins the majority of seats forms the government and its leader usually becomes prime minister. in reality, the house of commons is the one of three which has true power. the house of commons is made up of six hundred and fifty elected members, it is presided over by the speaker, a member acceptable to the whole house.. each session of the house of commons lasts for 160-175 days. the house of lords has more than 1000 members, although only about 250 take an active part in the work in the house. members of this upper house are not elected, they sit there because of their rank, the chairman of the house of lords is the lord chancellor. and he sits on a special seat, called "woolsack" the members of the house of lords debate the bill after it has been passed by the house of commons. some changes may be recommended and the agreement between the two houses is reached by negotiations.
