Social parliament
* A parliament legislature
* Most parliaments have power.
* Parliament body composed of the elected representatives of the people
  - consists of the national assembly and the senate
  - elects the country s president to a five-year term
  - forum for debate, discussion and accountability
* Parliament has a number of ways to exert control over the executive branch
  - four main functions
  - is one of the most important organs of a democratic state
* Parliament is the central element of Britain's democracy
  - decision-making body for the federal or central government
  - defender of human rights, the protector of the weak and defenceless
  - highest judicial, legislative and executive body in Britain
  - house of the people
  - key to any functioning democracy
  - place where laws are passed and where important issues of the day are discussed
  - where laws are made
  - place for debate, discussion, deliberation and decision
  - plays no independent role and is controlled entirely by the executive branch
  - remains dominated by the executive branch
  - social group
* Parliaments also act as a sort of 'middleman' between ordinary citizens and the government
  - are legislatures
* Parliaments are the highest forums of any country's public representation
  - key players in achieving success in foreign policy
* Parliaments can have many different forms
  - last five years, often last four and a bit
  - constitute a crucial pool of recruitment to higher office
* Parliaments have opposition
* Some parliaments consist of senates.
+ Mein Kampf, The contents in short: Nazism :: 1925 books
  * Parliaments are a bad thing to have. So are Democracies. Both should be abolished in favor of a state where one leader could make the decisions. This would be more in the interest of the people, it was said.
+ Parliament of Barbados: Politics of Barbados
  * The 'Parliament of Barbados' is the national legislature of Barbados. The Parliament is bicameral, meaning there are 2 houses. The Senate is the Upper house. The House of Assembly is the Lower house. Parliament is in the national capital Bridgetown in Saint Michael.
+ United Kingdom, Politics: Commonwealth realms :: European Union member states :: Current monarchies :: English-speaking countries :: G8 nations
  * Parliament is where laws are made. The House of Commons is the most powerful part. It is where Members of Parliament sit. The Prime Minister sits here as well, because he is a Member of Parliament. Most peers are now appointed by the government.

Social pedigree
* Most pedigrees show three to five generations.
* Pedigree family tree
* Pedigree is ancestry
  - breeds
  - social group
* Pedigrees allow geneticists to make reasonable guesses about the mode of inheritance of a trait.
* Pedigrees are genetic codes
  - important and are taken as seriously as they are for cats and dogs
  - used to help detect many different genetic diseases
  - useful for looking at human traits
  - can contain one or more inbreeding loops
  - depict family relationships and indicate which ones have a particular trait
  - usually contain medical information related to a genetic disease
* Some pedigrees have a tendency to inherit medical conditions such as hip displasia.