Parliament is mainly composed of members.
Members of parliament are elected according to law and have the right to consider various bills, formulate laws and decide major national issues. Organizations such as the Standing Committee of the Parliament, the Consultative Committee of the two houses, affairs organizations and parliamentary groups are also important parts of the Parliament.
Parliament is usually elected, especially in bicameral countries. Members of the lower house are generally directly elected by voters, while members of the upper house are elected, and some are elected through appointment or special status. The term of office of members of the upper house of parliament is generally shorter than that of the lower president. The parliament has a speaker, who acts as the president of the parliament, presides over meetings, grasps the procedures, is responsible for and supervises the administrative affairs of the parliament, and represents the parliament externally.
There are parliamentary groups in the parliaments of modern capitalist countries, so that political parties can strengthen their control and influence on the parliaments.
In addition, the parliament also has some permanent institutions to assist the parliament in its daily affairs, such as libraries, parliamentary halls, secretariats, printing houses, etc.
In Britain, members of the House of Commons are directly elected by voters for a five-year term. There are many ways to elect the Speaker, such as drawing lots, party whip recommendation and so on, among which the party whip system is the most common way. Members of the House of Lords are appointed by the monarch, and some independent members without party affiliation may be invited to join the House of Lords. The British Parliament is bicameral, with the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
In the United States, members of the Senate and the House of Representatives are elected, and elections are held every two years. The number of members of the Senate is fixed at 100, and each state has two members, while the number of members of the House of Representatives varies according to the population of each state, and there are currently 435 members.
In a word, parliament is mainly composed of members and is an important part of modern democratic system. It not only represents the will of the people, but also symbolizes the supreme power of the country. It supervises and restricts the administrative power of the government by making laws and reviewing budgets.