Parliament: Quick Facts

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Headquarters	London
Related People	Iain Duncan Smith • Charles Kennedy • John Profumo • John Cartwright • Henry Hunt

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London: Houses of Parliament and Big Ben

Learn about the structure of the U.K. Parliament - the House of Commons, the House of Lords, and the monarch

Hear about the roles and the voting process of the members of Parliament of the United Kingdom

Hear about the history, its architecture, and working of the U.K. Parliament and how it evolved into what it is today

Understand how a general election in the United Kingdom works

Behold the Gothic-style House of Lords and the House of Commons constituting the Houses of Parliament

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