Question

The two houses of British Parliament are the ____ and the _____. Select the two that apply. House of Governance House of Commons House of Lords House of Representatives

Answer 1

Answer:

The two houses of British Parliament are the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

Explanation:

Their work is similar. They debate current policy issues, they legislate and they scrutinize the executive branch.

Answer 2

Answer:

The two houses of British Parliament are the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

Explanation:

The British Parliament is the country's legislative assembly, made up of the British Crown, the lower house (The House of Commons), and the upper house (The House of Lords).

The House of Lords in particular consisted of appointed, unelected members. Members are divided into two categories: Lords Spiritual (the top clergy leaders in the English Church) and Lords Temporal (members of the nobility). There are approximately 700 members in the Upper House, of whom 26 are clergy. After a new reform, hereditary titles cannot, as before, be given a place in the upper house. Today, people are elected to be in the upper house, most often by the prime minister.

The House of Commons is a democratically elected chamber where the elections take place at least every five years. According to the constitutional convention, all ministers of the British government, including the prime minister, are members of the lower house or upper house. Therefore, they must be accountable to both branches of the Parliament.