The House of Lords is also referred to as the 'Upper House' or 'Upper Chamber' of the Houses of Parliament. Which is comprised of two 'Houses'. Firstly the House of Lords, and secondly the House of Commons, or 'Lower House' or 'Lower chamber', and of the Queen in Parliament.
The House of Commons is the Democratically elected Chamber, the House of Lords comprises of hereditary and life peers.
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The 'Houses of Parliament' in Westminster London are split into one 'House of Lords' where Lords, Bishops, Hereditary Peers and others sit and debate matters, and one 'House of Commons' where all the elected MP's sit and debate.
the House of Lords is the Upper house in the UK parliament, like the senate in the USA.
its members are "peers" who have mostly been apointed for being distinguished in their field, such as top doctors or businessmen, or are appointed by political parties.
Just one ! The UK government is split into the House of Lords and the House of MP's - together, they're called the Houses of Parliament.
The House of Lords is the second chamber of the UK Parliament. It is independent from, and complements the work of, the elected House of Commons. It is also the upper House of Parliament .
The Legislative Branch is the Parliament. The Executive Branch is referred to as Her Majesty's Government. It consists of several government departments, which are mostly located in the street called Whitehall.
Parliament Which consists of two houses - the House of Commons (lower house) and the House of Lords (upper house) and is therefore a bicameral system. In addition legislation needs Royal assent from the Sovereign In effect politically the House of Commons has the power, the House of Lords has limited powers and the Sovereign acts on advice from his/her ministers. Parliament. For all practical purposes, the House of Commons makes the laws in the Untied Kingdom.
It was modeled after "British Parliament".
I assume you are talking about the UK Parliament. The House of Commons is made up entirely of elected representatives; the House of Lords is made up of a combination of members of the Peerage, some of whom are hereditary and some of whom are 'life peers', i.e. people who have been ennobled by the monarch but who cannot pass their title down through their family. Other members of the Lords include the countrie's top judges, the countrie's top archbishops, and very senior members of the military top brass.
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