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Politics A-Level United Kingdom (DONE!!!!!)

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What is the Structure of the House of Lords (Upper House) (ie Life Peers, Church of England..) {5}

Author: eric_galvao



Answer:

-Hereditary Peers: Peers inheriting the title from their Father, and usually goes to the Son (not the Daughter.) Out of the Thousands, only 92 Peers are allowed to sit in the Lords -Life Peers: Appointed for Life by Party Leaders & Appointments commission. No Passing onto Children, and they are usually former Politicians/Experts in a Field. Usually aligned to a Party -Crossbench MPs: Peers that have no Party Allegiance ie they are Independent -26 Archbishops and Bishops of Church of England sit in the Lords -The Lord Speaker: Basically the same as the Commons Speaker


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