Переведите на язык. parliament in the uk parliament in the united kingdom is based on the principle that the people of the country hold ultimate power. they can exercise this power at least every five years, by voting for the person that they want to represent them in parliament, and by voting in a government. the government is made up of around 100 people from the ruling party, chosen by the prime minister. the most senior members of the government are called the cabinet the government - the elected party - makes all important decisions about how the country is run. however, these decisions have to be approved by parliament, which has the power to force the government to change its mind when necessary. it is the job of parliament to make sure that the government is working properly and in the public interest. parliament is made up of three institutions: the house of commons, which has 651 elected representatives called members of parliament (or mps); the house of lords, which is an unelected second chamber; and the monarchy: the king or queen. every member of parliament, no matter what political party he or she belongs to, has to examine the work of the government. the opposition, which consists of all those parties which are not part of the government, plays the leading part in this.