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parliament - house of lords/house of commons - Coggle Diagram
parliament - house of lords/house of commons
house of lords
house of lords act 1999 reduced hereditary peers to 92
position within house of lords = birth right
salisbury convention
life peers
powers of patronage
ability of the prime minister to appoint individuals to the house of lords
lord spirituals
bishops, rabbis, imams
no political party majority within the house of lords - however the conservatives have large presence
need for reform: lords not elected, not representative of society within the united kingdom
challenging the work of the government
house of commons
democratically elected mps
650 members
scrutinise government policies by asking ministers questions about topics
select committees, prime minister question time, minister question time
responsible for making decisions on financial bills
house of lords cannot block or amend these bills
mps
back benchers
back bench
cabinet
kitchen cabinet
shadow ministers
whips
parties
bicameral system - two chambers