Parliament Flashcards
1
Q
What type of legislature does the UK have?
A
Bicameral
2
Q
How many MPs are in the House of Commons?
A
650
3
Q
How many hereditary peers are in the House of Lords?
A
92
4
Q
What are the 3 different categories of House of Lords members?
A
Hereditary peers
Life peers
Lords Spiritual
5
Q
How many Lords Spiritual are in the House of Lords?
A
2 archbishops
24 senior bishops of the Church of England
6
Q
What is the Salisbury Convention?
A
States that the House of Lords should not block or try to wreck with ‘wrecking amendments’ legislation that was promised in the manifesto of the governing party.
7
Q
What is the ‘Reasonable time’ convention?
A
Government needs to get its legislative proposals through parliament in a reasonable time
