unit 1 politics (Ava) Flashcards
What are the 3 types of peers
life peers
spiritual peers
hereditary peers
what is the body who reviews potential peer appointments
the independent appointment commision
which person decides which people are appointed as peers
the PM (Boris Johnson)
what is the Salisbury convention
a convention where the house of lords does not delay legislation which has been outlined in the governing parties manifesto
what is the system of having two houses the HOL and HOC
a bicameral system
what are non partisan peers called in the HOL
Crossbenchers
what is an example of the PM overruling the IAC
(2021) boris johnson overruling the commission to appoint peter cruddas
What is cash for peerages
where a person donates a large sum of money to a party in exchange for becoming a lord
what is an example of cash for peerages
(2021) after becoming a lord peter cruddas donated £500,000 to the conservative party
what are the three functions of the house of lords
deliberative
scrutiny
legislative
what did the parliament act of 1911 do to HOL powers
the HOL lost its veto and was replaced with powers to delay legislation for two years
what are the four concepts to change the house of lords composition and a short explanation of each
reform: make the HOL a proportion of elected to unelected members
replace: make the HOL elected (100% elected)
retain: keep the HOL in its current composition (100% appointed)
removal: completely remove the HOL (Unicameralism)
what does the parliament acts allow the the commons to do
it allows the commons to pass legislation and receive royal assent without the consent of the house of lords
what is an example of the commons using the parliament acts to overrule the HOL
(tony blair) the hunting act of 2004
what did the parliament act 1999 do ?
it limited the number of hereditary peers significantly (90%) and stopped any new hereditary titles being given
