The governing body of the united kingdom that includes the House of Commons and the house of lords is called ...

A. Judiciary Branch

B. Parliament

C. Executive Branch

D. Congress

The correct answer to the question: The governing body of the United Kingdom that includes both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, is called: B: Parliament.

Explanation:

In Great Britain, the type of government that is used is called, constitutional monarchy. This means that the executive part of power is controlled by the Prime Minister and his/her ministers. Together, the Prime Minister and his ministers are known as the Cabinet, and these are the executive power of government. In the legislative branch, we have Parliament, composed by the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Their task, aside from lawmaking, also has to do with the election of the Prime Ministers, in collaboration with the figurehead of state, which is the ruling King, or in the case of now, the Queen. According to the British Constitution, all governments entities, and all powers of government respond to Parliament, the most powerful of the state institutions, and from withich Parliament, the most powerful is the House of Commons.