The correct answer is that they needed their appointments signed.
This detail sparked the seminal case Marbury v. Madison.
A characteristic that all state constitutions have in common is that they all "include a bill of rights". These bills of rights were included to ensure that the government did not trample on the natural human rights of the citizens.
I believe the answer is: Originally meeting as a large group, as the House of Commons was instated, the clergy and nobles became the House of Lords
During the meeting, the members of the house of commons would be the one that analyze a certain legislation and determine whether the legislation is eligible for passing or not. The house of lords than would gather together to review the decision made by members of the house of commons.
