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Before 1911 a bill had to go though the commons and the lords. Since bills had to go through both the houses how did the commons get the Act of parliament made without the lords having a say?
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∙ 13y ago
Because the House of Lords was created first (search Wikipedia for 'house of lords' for the full artitcle) !
The House of Commons was created much more recent than the House of Lords.
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