Context: The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislative branch of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in the national capital, Ottawa, Ontario. The body consists of the Canadian monarch, represented by a viceroy, the governor general; an upper house: the Senate; and a lower house: the House of Commons. Each element has its own officers and organization. The governor general summons and appoints each of the 105 senators on the advice of the Prime Minister of Canada, while the 338 members of the House of Commonscalled "members of parliament" (MPs)are directly elected by eligible Canadian voters, with each MP representing a single electoral district, commonly referred to as a "riding"., The British North America Acts 18671975 are the original names of a series of Acts at the core of the constitution of Canada. They were enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom and the Parliament of Canada. In Canada, some of the Acts were amended or repealed by the Constitution Act, 1982. The rest were renamed in Canada as the "Constitution Acts". In the United Kingdom, those Acts that were passed by the British Parliament remain under their original names. The term "British North America" (BNA) refers to the British colonies in North America., Dominions were semi-independent polities under the British Crown, constituting the British Empire, beginning with Canadian Confederation in 1867. They included Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, South Africa, and the Irish Free State, and then from the late 1940s also India, Pakistan, and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). The Balfour Declaration of 1926 recognised the Dominions as "autonomous Communities within the British Empire", and the 1931 Statute of Westminster granted them full legislative independence., The Constitution Act , 1867 ( originally enacted as The British North America Act , 1867 , and referred to as the BNA Act ) , is a major part of Canada 's Constitution . The Act created a federal dominion and defines much of the operation of the Government of Canada , including its federal structure , the House of Commons , the Senate , the justice system , and the taxation system . The British North America Acts , including this Act , were renamed in 1982 with the patriation of the Constitution ( originally enacted by the British Parliament ) ; however , it is still known by its original name in United Kingdom records . Amendments were also made at this time : section 92A was added , giving provinces greater control over non-renewable natural resources ., The Parliament of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the UK Parliament or British Parliament, is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories. It alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all other political bodies in the UK and its territories. Its head is the Sovereign of the United Kingdom (currently Queen Elizabeth II) and its seat is the Palace of Westminster in the City of Westminster, London., Subject: constitution act, Relation: legislated_by, Options: (A) parliament of canada (B) parliament of the united kingdom (C) south africa
Output: parliament of the united kingdom