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<div class="rte main-introduction"> <p>Parliament - it shouldn't be a mystery. Unravel what goes on in the Westminster Parliament today. And explore what happened in the past...</p> </div>   <div id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlMainBody_wrapperDiv" class="rte"> <p></p><div> <h3><br/> <h2>Understand the basics</h2></h3><strong> <h3><br/>What is Parliament?</h3></strong> <p><a title="What Parliament does" href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/what-parliament-does/"><span class="left"><img alt="What Parliament does" src="/web/20111121190433im_/http://www.parliament.uk/ImageVault/Images/conversionFormatType_WebSafe/id_5900/ImageVaultHandler.aspx"/></span></a>MPs, Lords and the Queen work together to make and change the laws of the United Kingdom. Parliament also checks the work of the government.</p> <ul> <li><a title="What Parliament does" href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/what-parliament-does/">What Parliament does</a> </li> <li><a title="Making laws in Parliament" href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/the-commons-and-lords/">Making laws in Parliament</a> </li> <li><a title="Parliament and government" href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/parliament-and-government/">Parliament and government</a> </li> <li><a title="State Opening of Parliament" href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/state-opening/">State Opening of Parliament</a> </li> <li><a title="Budget Day" href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/the-budget/">Budget Day</a></li></ul> <h3> </h3> <h3>Parliament players</h3> <p><a title="Parliament portrait: Members of the House of Lords" href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/members-house-of-lords/"><span class="left"><img alt="Members of the House of Lords" src="/web/20111121190433im_/http://www.parliament.uk/ImageVault/Images/storage_Edited/filename_jky2p6KfArLEWHyicRmz.jpg/id_6035/ImageVaultHandler.aspx"/></span></a>If politics is theatre, then this is the cast. Work out who's who, and find out about the people who are making decisions on your behalf. </p> <ul> <li><a title="MPs in the House of Commons" href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/mps-in-the-house-of-commons/">MPs in the House of Commons</a></li> <li><a title="Parliament players: Members of the House of Lords" href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/members-house-of-lords/">Members of the House of Lords</a></li> <li><a title="Parliament players: The monarch and Parliament" href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/monarch-and-parliament/">The monarch and Parliament</a></li></ul> <p> </p> <h3>A really useful guide to how laws are made</h3> <p><a title="A really useful guide to how laws are made" href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/how-laws-are-made/"><span class="left"><img alt="Map of UK (iStock photos)" src="/web/20111121190433im_/http://www.parliament.uk/ImageVault/Images/conversionFormatType_WebSafe/id_9043/ImageVaultHandler.aspx"/></span></a>For KS4 students who want more detail, this resource provides a gateway into learning about real-world UK lawmaking.</p> <ul> <li><a title="Guide menu" href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/how-laws-are-made/menu-really-useful-guide-making-laws/">Guide menu</a></li> <li><a title="How (most) laws are made" href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/how-laws-are-made/how-most-laws-are-made/">How (most) laws are made</a> - most new laws result from government proposals.</li> <li><a title="UK legislation today" href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/how-laws-are-made/uk-legislation-links/">UK legislation today</a> - a real world guide to the decisionmakers, influences and documents.</li></ul> <h3> </h3> <h3>Democracy, elections and voting</h3> <p><a href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/general-elections/"><span class="left"><img alt="General elections and voting" src="/web/20111121190433im_/http://www.parliament.uk/ImageVault/Images/storage_Edited/filename_TdDkLQJvKRULcNoHFrq9.jpg/id_5952/ImageVaultHandler.aspx"/></span></a>Get the basics about elections and Parliament, including a section on how referendums work and when they have been used in the UK.<br/></p> <ul> <li><a title="General elections" href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/general-elections/">General elections</a></li> <li><a title="Referendums" href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/referendums/">Referendums</a></li></ul> <h3> </h3> <h3>Popvox: A first-time voter's guide</h3> <p><a title="Popvox: A first-time voter's guide" href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/popvox/why-should-i-care/"><span class="left"><img alt="Popvox: A first-time voter's guide" src="/web/20111121190433im_/http://www.parliament.uk/ImageVault/Images/conversionFormatType_WebSafe/id_5899/ImageVaultHandler.aspx"/></span></a>This handy guide explores the voting process during a general election and gives young people useful tips for making up their minds about how to vote.<br/><br/> </p> <ul> <li><a title="Popvox: A first-time voter's guide" href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/popvox/why-should-i-care/">Popvox: A first-time voter's guide</a></li></ul> <p> </p> <h3>Parliament in pictures</h3> <p><a title="State Opening of Parliament" href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/in-pictures-state-opening/"><span class="left"><img alt="State Opening of Parliament" src="/web/20111121190433im_/http://www.parliament.uk/ImageVault/Images/conversionFormatType_WebSafe/id_5901/ImageVaultHandler.aspx"/></span></a>Go behind the scenes with these photo stories exploring the buildings and big events at the Houses of Parliament.</p> <ul> <li><a title="In pictures: House of Commons chamber" href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/photo-story-house-of-commons-chamber/">In pictures: House of Commons chamber</a></li> <li><a title="In pictures: House of Lords chamber" href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/in-pictures-lords-chamber/">In pictures: House of Lords chamber</a></li> <li><a title="In pictures: The State Opening" href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/in-pictures-state-opening/">In pictures: The State Opening</a></li></ul> <p> </p> <h2>Parliament in the past</h2> <p> </p> <h3>An interactive history of Parliament</h3> <p><a href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/houses-of-history/"><span class="left"><img alt="Houses of History interactive timeline" src="/web/20111121190433im_/http://www.parliament.uk/ImageVault/Images/storage_Edited/filename_Ke9UuDdybS_GwYe6o3pY.jpg/id_6275/ImageVaultHandler.aspx"/></span></a>This is no ordinary timeline. Watch playful animations while exploring nearly one thousand years of British and parliamentary history.</p> <ul> <li><a title="Houses of History timeline" href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/houses-of-history/">Houses of History timeline</a></li></ul> <p> </p> <h3>The Gunpowder Plot</h3> <p><a title="Find out about the Gunpowder Plot" href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/gunpowder-plot/"><span class="left"><img alt="Guy Fawkes from 'The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators, 1605'; National Portrait Gallery, London" src="/web/20111121190433im_/http://www.parliament.uk/ImageVault/Images/conversionFormatType_WebSafe/id_7106/ImageVaultHandler.aspx"/></span></a>The story of how the famous Guy Fawkes nearly succeeded in blowing up the King of England.</p> <ul> <li><a title="Find out about the Gunpowder Plot" href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/gunpowder-plot/">Find out about the Gunpowder Plot</a></li></ul> <p> </p> <h3>Women in politics</h3> <p><span class="left"><img alt="Women in politics" src="/web/20111121190433im_/http://www.parliament.uk/ImageVault/Images/conversionFormatType_WebSafe/id_7517/ImageVaultHandler.aspx"/></span>Find out about some of the female MPs and Peers in Parliament today and in the past and how they have made their mark on British politics.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20111121190433/http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/women-in-politics/">Read about women in politics</a> <br/> </li></ul> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div id="panel"> <div class="local-module">  <h2>Play MyUK today!</h2>  <div class="local-module-content"> <div id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_ctlRightHandModuleContainer_ctl00_rptLocalModuleItems_ctl00_ctlLocalModuleItem_pnlMainImageThumb" class="itemImage missing"> </div> <div class="itemText">  <div class="rte main-introduction"> <p><a title="Start playing MyUK at createmyuk.org" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111121190433/http://www.createmyuk.org/game.html"><span class="left"><img alt="Start playing MyUK" src="/web/20111121190433im_/http://www.parliament.uk/ImageVault/Images/conversionFormatType_WebSafe/id_8963/ImageVaultHandler.aspx"/></span></a>Take charge of Britain, make new laws, and create a country to call your own.</p> <ul> <li>Play MyUK at <br/><a title="www.createmyuk.org" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111121190433/http://www.createmyuk.org/">www.createmyuk.org</a></li></ul> </div>  </div> 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