is officially head of all the branches
of government,
but she has little direct power in the country. The constitution has three branches: Parliament,
which makes laws, the government, which <
laws (puts them into effect) and the courts, which interpret
laws. Parliament has two parts: the House of Commons
and the House of Lords. Members of the House of
Commons are elected by the voters of 650 constituencies.
They are known as Members of Parliament. The Prime
Minister is advised by a Cabinet of about twenty other ministers.