The Differences between House of Lords and the House of Commons
Compare and contrast the differences of the House of Lords and the House of Commons
There are many differences between the House of Commons and the House of Lords however these can be separated into the main issues of Legislation and Legitimating. In the UK all legislation has to be approved by the Commons who have the final say on all Bills. This is effectively giving the consent of the people to those laws that they are expected to obey. Without this consent, laws would lack authority. It is purely because of this that the Lords are not given more powers. Although legislation and Government policies must be presented to the Lords it does not act on behalf of the people and so is only given the powers to suggest amendments to Bills (with the exception of money bills of which they have no powers to scrutinise) or to delay legislation for up to a year. Indeed legislation has a very important part in both Houses of Parliament. 21st September 2005 Distinguish between the different functions of the House of Lords and House of Commons Both the House of Lords and House of Commons carry out many functions in Parliament. Each function plays a vital role, which all interconnect with each other. These differences help parliament in a chain of events. Only the House of Commons is allowed to make bills, these don't have to be made by the government. Bills are introduced by an individual MP, known as a Private Members' Bill, also, the House of Commons takes a free vote on a particular issue. It is not expected that the Commons should defeat or challenge legislation proposed by the Government, especially if the Government has a mandate.
However the Government can be warned that proposed laws may be unpopular. The Commons may also amend legislation according to errors or discrimination against minorities. Amendments to legislation are also common in the House of Lords as this is their primary power against any laws that they might disagree with. Nevertheless this may only be
There are many differences between the House of Commons and the House of Lords however these can be separated into the main issues of Legislation and Legitimating. In the UK all legislation has to be approved by the Commons who have the final say on all Bills. This is effectively giving the consent of the people to those laws that they are expected to obey. Without this consent, laws would lack authority. It is purely because of this that the Lords are not given more powers. Although legislation and Government policies must be presented to the Lords it does not act on behalf of the people and so is only given the powers to suggest amendments to Bills (with the exception of money bills of which they have no powers to scrutinise) or to delay legislation for up to a year. Indeed legislation has a very important part in both Houses of Parliament. 21st September 2005 Distinguish between the different functions of the House of Lords and House of Commons Both the House of Lords and House of Commons carry out many functions in Parliament. Each function plays a vital role, which all interconnect with each other. These differences help parliament in a chain of events. Only the House of Commons is allowed to make bills, these don't have to be made by the government. Bills are introduced by an individual MP, known as a Private Members' Bill, also, the House of Commons takes a free vote on a particular issue. It is not expected that the Commons should defeat or challenge legislation proposed by the Government, especially if the Government has a mandate.
However the Government can be warned that proposed laws may be unpopular. The Commons may also amend legislation according to errors or discrimination against minorities. Amendments to legislation are also common in the House of Lords as this is their primary power against any laws that they might disagree with. Nevertheless this may only be