Translate from russian into english. великобритания - парламентская монархия. королева является официальной главой государства, но она выполняет преимущественно представительские функции. премьер-министр назначается королевой. британский парламент состоит из палаты общин и палаты лордов. палата общин состоит из 6500 избираемых членов парламента. они пишут законы и политические проблемы. в палате лордов более 1100 постоянных членов, они изучают и пересматривают законы.

britain - a parliamentary monarchy. the queen is the official head of state, but it gets mostly representative functions. the prime minister is appointed by the queen. the british parliament consists of the house of commons and house of lords. house of commons consists of the 6,500 elected members of parliament. they write the laws and discuss political issues. in the house of lords over 1,100 permanent members, they learn and revise laws.

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