the house of lords is where all the politicians meet, the house of commons is where ordinary people debate. No, the above is not strictly true: I refer to the bi cameral Parliament of the UK. The Commons is the principal House, and is where the government sits, made up of the elected representative MPs. The House of Lords is the upper chamber and has a role of overseeing the work of the Commons, it was originally made up of heriditary peers, but now is largely made up of Life peers & the Clergy. It is unelected.
House of Commons:
Members are elected by local constituencies. Therefore House of commons represented by number of parties (with party in power representing majority). These members pass bills.
House of Lords:
Members inherit title sometimes (92). They need to then approve the bills passed and either reject them ormake them acts. These go onto the Queen for final approval.
The House of Commons is the lower chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It has a maximum term of five years, but can be dissolved by the Queen before then. It is completely and directly elected. The Government is dependent upon a majority of the members of the Commons (MPs) for its survival. If this is withdrawn then the Government must resign. The House of Lords is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is not dissolvable by the Queen, and is completely unelected. Its members are a mixture of hereditary peers (92, or 13%), life peers (about 670, or 85%), law lords and Bishops and Archbishops of the Church of England. The Government is not dependent upon the support of the Lords for its survival, and the Lords has only the power to delay legislation originating in the Commons for a maximum of 13 months (one session plus one month). After that, if the same Bill is reintroduced and passed by the Commons again, then the Lords is overridden. It is the clearly subordinate House.
It actually depends on the period of time your considering. When the house of commons first appeared, it didn't have a lot of power (actually, almost none) and only participated as audience and made some minor decisions, but with time lords lost some decision-making power and commons started gaining more, therefore making the latter, the most powerful.
basically because it is directly elected by the British people, whereas members of the House of Lords are appointed or inherit their position. It is generally believed therefore that the Commons has more legitimacy.
There are many examples of how it became of more importance, such as the 1911 Parliament Act which stated that the House of Lords could no longer block bills which were passed through the Commons indefinitely, it could only prevent them for two years (this was then shortened to one year in 1949). Also, the House of Commons does not need to listen to amendments proposed by the Lords, it can choose to ignore them and pass a bill anyway after a year has passed.
The House of Lords is more powerful than the House of Commons
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advantages: they have powerthey are elected by the public so people will listen to thenthey make decisions and let the public speak about it so it is more democratic
In the days of Charles 1, John Pym was the senior figure in the House Of Commons, what is known nowadays as the Leader of the House. A Puritan, he was against the King, and probably the biggest thorn in his side. It was Pym and four others that Charles wanted to arrest when he stormed into the House of Commons on the 4th January 1642, starting the Civil War. See the Link below for more information.
The Queen reigns, but she does not rule: The Prime Minister is Gordon Brown. It is my personal belief that irrespective of the Government we are, in the UK, ruled by the Civil Service. More like C.C.T.V.
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Yes it is much more powerful
The House of Commons has far more authority and power, despite being a "lower house". The House of Lords actually has more members, but they don't always show up. The House of Lords can use its power to slow up prospective new legislation
Because the House of Lords was created first (search Wikipedia for 'house of lords' for the full artitcle) ! The House of Commons was created much more recent than the House of Lords.
The House of Lords is more powerful than the House of Commons
lower house
Both the House of Commons and the House of Lords play important roles in the political system of the United Kingdom.The House of Commons is the actual seat of the Government of the United Kingdom and of elected Members of Parliament. They run the country and draw up new legislation and laws they think will benefit the people and the nation. This legislation is debated and voted on in the House of Commons before being passed to the House of Lords.The House of Lords is made up of Peers appointed by the Monarch. Their job is to debate legislation once the legislation has passed the vote in the House of Commons and then vote on it themselves. If it passes vote in the Lords the bill is made in to law once it has received Royal Ascension from the Monarch. If it fails to pass vote in the Lords it is passed back to the Commons to be re-worked.However under The Parliament Act 1911 & 1949 the House of Commons is able to pass legislation in to law without the approval of the Lords if the Parliament Act is cited by the Prime Minister and attached to the bill. This gives the House of Commons supremacy over the House of Lords. This is in-line with the idea of modern democracy by giving the elected House the most power.
The role of the House of Commons is to govern the country. It is made up of all the members of parliament, that are voted in by the likes of me. They pass laws etc. The House of Lords is made up of life peers, peers of the realm, bishops and archbishops. They can revoke laws that have been passed by the House of Commons.
The two houses of the British Parliament are the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The House of Commons is composed of elected Members of Parliament (MPs) who represent constituencies across the country. The House of Lords is mainly made up of appointed members, including life peers, bishops, and hereditary peers. The House of Commons holds more legislative power compared to the House of Lords, which mainly acts as a revising and scrutinizing body.