Question: Should the House of Lords be fully elected? How would election of the House of Lords affect its relationship with the House of Commons?
Answer: The UK legislature is bicameral, that is, comprising of two chambers: the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The House of Lords is the second chamber of the UK Houses of Parliament. Members of the House of Lords (known as ‘peers’) consist of Lords Spiritual (senior bishops) and Lords Temporal (lay peers). Law Lords (senior judges) also sit as Lords Temporal. Until 1999, the House of Lords was the largest legislative body in the world, comprising - in theory - about 1200 members. Many of these members were holders of hereditary peerages - the result of honours conferred by kings on their ancestors. In the past, the House of Lords used to be the superior legislative house, as the landowners and nobility held political power in the UK along with the sovereign. With the UKâ......(short extract)
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Details: - Mark: 66% | Course: Public Law | Year: 1st | Words: 1954 | References: Yes | Date written: December, 2004 | Date submitted: October 21, 2008 | Coursework ID: 169
