Parlimen United Kingdom: Perbezaan antara semakan

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[[Parlimen]] adalah [[dwidewan]], dengan sebuah [[dewan atas]], [[Dewan Pertuanan]], dan sebuah [[dewan bawah]], [[Dewan Rakyat British|Dewan Rakyat]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Legislative Chambers: Unicameral or Bicameral? | work = Democratic Governance| publisher = [[United Nations Development Programme]] | url = http://www.undp.org/governance/docs/Parl-Pub-chambers.htm | accessdate = 2008-02-10}}</ref> Ratu adalah komponen ketiga Parlimen.<ref>{{cite web | title = Parliament and Crown | work = How Parliament works | publisher = Parliament of the United Kingdom | url = http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/role/parliament_crown.cfm | accessdate = 2008-02-10 }}</ref> Dewan Pertuanan termasuk dua jenis ahli: [[Tuan Rohaniah]] (ketua [[biskop]] [[Gereja England]]) dan [[Tuan Temporal]] (para ahli [[Bangsawan]]); ahli-ahlinya tidak dipilih oleh sejumlah penduduknya tetapi dilantik oleh kerajaan terdahulu atau kini.<ref>{{cite web | title = Different types of Lords | work = How Parliament works | publisher = Parliament of the United Kingdom | url = http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/members/lords_types.cfm | accessdate = 2008-02-10 }}</ref> The House of Commons is a democratically elected chamber with elections to it held at least every 5 years.<ref>{{cite web | title = How MPs are elected | work = How Parliament works | publisher = Parliament of the United Kingdom | url = http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/members/electing_mps.cfm | accessdate = 2008-02-10 }}</ref> Kedua Dewan bermesyuarat dalam [[Bilik parlimen|bilik]] berpisah dalam [[Istana Westminster]] (umumnya digelar sebagai "Dewan-dewan Parlimen"), di [[Bandaraya Westminster]] di [[London]]. Mengikut [[konvensyen berpelembagaan (kastam politik)|konvensyen berpelembagaan]], semua [[menteri politik|menteri kerajaan]], termasuk [[Perdana Menteri United Kingdom|Perdana Menteri]], adalah ahli-ahli Dewan Rakyat atau, lebih kurang, Dewan Pertuanan, dan oleh itu bertanggung jawab terhadap cabang-cabang tertentu badan perundangan.