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to what extent is the commons more powerful than the lords - Coggle Diagram
to what extent is the commons more powerful than the lords
shared powers and functions
debate key issues
introduce, debate, amend, vote on bills
hold ministers accountable
dismiss senior judges with a joint vote
house of commons
lower house
democratically elected mp's
financial privilege
the house of commons insists that it has pre-eminence in financial matters
resolution passed by the commons in 1671- 'that in all aids given to the king, by the commons, the rate or tax ought not to be altered by the lords'
1678- that all aids and supplies, and aids to his majesty in parliament are the sole gift of the commons
finance bills (makes tax changes for the year) and authorisation of public spending must originate in the commons, and cannot be amended by the lords
until 1911, all bills had to be approved by both houses before they could become law
this gave the lords power to VETO legislation
the parliamentary act 1911 limited the lords to only delaying non-money bills for up to 2 years
parliment act 1949
changed it to limited the lords to delaying non money bills just for 1 year
due to opposition from lords, this had to be passed without approval of lords under the 1911 parliament act
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house of lords
upper house
appointed life peers, bishops& elected hereditary peers
peers come from a wide range of backgrounds, with expertise relevant to a wide range of policy areas and without constituencies to represent or rules limiting debate, they also have time to scrutinise bills in more detail.
the commons largely relies on the lords committees to scrutinise secondary legislation, which MPs have little time for
the power to delay can be significant
ministers are usually in a hurry to get legislation passed
bills that fail to complete all of the necessary stages before the end of the session usually have to start over again at the beginning of the next session
the Salisbury convention