House of Lords Flashcards

1
Q

one way you can become a member of the house of lords is being an ______ in something

A

expert

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2
Q

why has Alan Sugar been a member of the house of lords since 2009?

A

because he is a businessman; so an expert in business

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3
Q

who’s the former inspector of prisons that’s in the house of lords & what advice can he give?

A

Baron Rasbotham - give advice on laws relating to changes to prison sentences

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4
Q

what does being a Bishop of the Church of England enable you to do?

A

be a lord

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5
Q

how many bishops are lords?

A

26

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6
Q

what does being loyal to the Prime Minister have to do with you becoming a lord?

A

when they leave they can appoint people or MP’s that we’re loyal to them to the house of lords.

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7
Q

what ex-aide did Boris Johnston appoint to the House of Lords?

A

Charlotte Owen

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8
Q

One thing good about being appointed not elected is that we’d _____ expertise IF they had to be _________ .

A

lose
elected

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9
Q

What lord may not have enough time to campaign?

A

Alan Sugar

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10
Q

they can ____ for the good of the ______ and ________ because they don’t need to worry about being ________ and _________

A

vote
people
country
popular
re elected

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11
Q

Why do people in the house of lords have more time to work in parliament than MP’s?

A

because they don’t have a constituency to deal with as well

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12
Q

what bad about PM’s appointing their friends?

A

because they elect them for who they are rather than any special talent they can bring to the house of lords.

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13
Q

____________ that unelected people get to make ____ the people of Britain have to ____ especially as there is _____ lords than _______ MP’s.

A

Undemocratic
laws
obey
more
elected

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