THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT

The world parliament comes from the french verb parler, to talk. The British have used this name since the 13th century. It represents the idea that the monarch should talk with and lisen to ordinary peopole.
The British parliament has developed over hundreds of years. It started with a group of nobles to advise the king. Today it consists of the monarch and two hauses of parliament-the houses of Lords and the houses of commons. The houses of commons has got 646 membersd, know as members of pariaments (MP). Local residents vote for an MP to represent them.