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HOUSE OF COMMONS
THE HOUSE OF LORDS:
This is the
"Upper House"
of the British Parliament .
MEMBERS:
It consists of about
750 members
(a variable number ) most of whom
are
Life Peers
(that is not hereditary lords), or people who have been
ennobled for services rendered to the nation. These Life Peers are
mostly former members of the House of Commons;
The
other members
of the House of Lords are
96 hereditary Lords
from the "nobility"
of the United Kingdom, and
26 Bishops of the Anglican
Church.
ROLE:
The House of Lords
can not block bills
(
which means→proposte di legge
)
proposed by the Government in the House of Commons, and can only
delay some bills; this prerogative is used just in exceptional cases.
