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Oakland : Read p. 97-‐99 (“Composition”), p. 87-‐88 (“The growth of government structures”)
Questions
1 Describe the composition of the UK Parliament.
The UK Parliament is made of two Houses (the House of Commons and the House of Lords) and the monarch. The members of the House of Commons, known as MPs, or Members of Parliament, are elected on the basis of universal suffrage and vote the budget. They are elected for a maximum of 5 years. There are today 650 MPs at Westminster. 22 per cent are women (154 MPs) while 27 MPs come from ethnic minorities. The members of the House of Lords, known as Peers, are not elected. There are two categories of Lords: the Lords Temporal and the Lords Spiritual. The Lords Spiritual are 24 senior Bishops and the 2 Archbishops (Canterbury and York) of the Church of England. The Lords Temporal are divided into approximately 92 peers and peeresses with hereditary titles and 577 life peers and peeresses (appointed by political parties and an independent Appointments Commission).
2 Reform of the House of Lords: dates
Oakland : Read p. 97-‐99 (“Composition”), p. 87-‐88 (“The growth of government structures”)
Questions
1 Describe the composition of the UK Parliament.
The UK Parliament is made of two Houses (the House of Commons and the House of Lords) and the monarch. The members of the House of Commons, known as MPs, or Members of Parliament, are elected on the basis of universal suffrage and vote the budget. They are elected for a maximum of 5 years. There are today 650 MPs at Westminster. 22 per cent are women (154 MPs) while 27 MPs come from ethnic minorities. The members of the House of Lords, known as Peers, are not elected. There are two categories of Lords: the Lords Temporal and the Lords Spiritual. The Lords Spiritual are 24 senior Bishops and the 2 Archbishops (Canterbury and York) of the Church of England. The Lords Temporal are divided into approximately 92 peers and peeresses with hereditary titles and 577 life peers and peeresses (appointed by political parties and an independent Appointments Commission).
2 Reform of the House of Lords: dates