Role of Parliament, House of Lords, and the Electoral System Flashcards
1
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House of Lords Act 1999 (3):
A
- abolished right of hereditary peers to sit in house of lords
- transitional arrangements allowed peers to elect 90 hereditary peers to sit for life
- removed disqualification from sitting in the house of commons
2
Q
UK Parliament System
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bicameral system
3
Q
Role of Parliament
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- legislation (the making of laws)
- control of national expenditure and taxation
- provision of a forum for criticism of government policy, scrutiny of central administration, and redress of individual grievances
- to provide the personnel of executive
- to legitimise executive actions
