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What are the 3 types of peers

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life peers
spiritual peers
hereditary peers

2
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what is the body who reviews potential peer appointments

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the independent appointment commision

3
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which person decides which people are appointed as peers

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the PM (Boris Johnson)

4
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what is the Salisbury convention

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a convention where the house of lords does not delay legislation which has been outlined in the governing parties manifesto

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what is the system of having two houses the HOL and HOC

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a bicameral system

6
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what are non partisan peers called in the HOL

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Crossbenchers

7
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what is an example of the PM overruling the IAC

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(2021) boris johnson overruling the commission to appoint peter cruddas

8
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What is cash for peerages

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where a person donates a large sum of money to a party in exchange for becoming a lord

9
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what is an example of cash for peerages

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(2021) after becoming a lord peter cruddas donated £500,000 to the conservative party

10
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what are the three functions of the house of lords

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deliberative
scrutiny
legislative

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what did the parliament act of 1911 do to HOL powers

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the HOL lost its veto and was replaced with powers to delay legislation for two years

12
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what are the four concepts to change the house of lords composition and a short explanation of each

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reform: make the HOL a proportion of elected to unelected members
replace: make the HOL elected (100% elected)
retain: keep the HOL in its current composition (100% appointed)
removal: completely remove the HOL (Unicameralism)

13
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what does the parliament acts allow the the commons to do

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it allows the commons to pass legislation and receive royal assent without the consent of the house of lords

14
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what is an example of the commons using the parliament acts to overrule the HOL

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(tony blair) the hunting act of 2004

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what did the parliament act 1999 do ?

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it limited the number of hereditary peers significantly (90%) and stopped any new hereditary titles being given

16
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what did the parliament act 1949 do ?

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it limited the HOL’s delay power from two years to one

17
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what is an example of lords not performing their functions

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lord brookman claiming £50,000 in expenses despite not speaking or contributing in the lords

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what did the parliament act 1999 do ?

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it limited the number of hereditary peers significantly and stopped any new hereditary titles being given

19
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2 examples of where the HOL made amendments accepted by govt

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children and families act 2014 -smoking amendment

2021 environment bill amendment

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what are an example of the HOL rejecting economic policy

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2015-working tax credits

21
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what is an example of HOL defeating govt

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lords and internal market bill 2020 - boris Johnson’s brexit government defeat