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Does the house of lords have the power to stop a new law that the commons?
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What is the difference between house of common and house of lords?
The British constitution is unusual in that it is not a written constitution. The modern constitution has been guilt on the common laws and practices of parliament over hundreds of years. As such, it is difficult to define precisely the powers that each house has. In fact, it is easier to describe their general functions and make up rather than their powers. The House of Commons is made up of elected members of parliament. There are over 600 members and they are elected every five years or at shorter intervals. The Prime Minister and the other parliamentary ministers are normally drawn from the members of the commons although some may be appointed from the House of Lords. Members of the House of Commons are paid a salary. The House of Lords is an appointed body, with hereditary peers, life peers, bishops, archbishops and law lords. Lords are normally not paid a salary. Most bills and new legislation are generated in the House of Commons. Once passed in the Commons, the bill is passed to the Lords for further debate and approval before being passed to the monarch who finally approves the bill to make it law. The House of Lords can return bills to the Commons for amendments or reject bills entirely. The Commons may then debate and modify a bill before passing it to the Lords once more. Although the Lords has the power to veto bills, the Commons may also override that veto. It is generally accepted that the two houses will work together rather than as adversaries. Sometimes the houses clash and inevitably triggers public debate about the powers and responsibilities of the houses. Despite the lack of written rules for the British government, the system has survived many hundreds of years and it has been the model for numerous democracies around the world. That it has been copied so often is surprising, bearing in mind that few people can claim to fully understand the powers, rights and functions of the British Parliament. This answer does not do justice to the question but the web carries far more detailed documents that describe the finer detail of the way parliament works within Britain. Those who are interested may benefit from Roger Darlington's description of the political system of the UK. His article can be seen at http://www.rogerdarlington.co.uk/Britishpoliticalsystem.htmlThe House of Lords is more powerful than the House of Commons
Why can the house of lords stop a bill?
The House of Lords in the UK parliament cannot stop a 'bill' or an Act of Parliament from becoming law. It can delay it, make recommendations and ask for it to be reconsidered but it cannot veto it.
Why is lords important?
Why don't you stop asking "educational" questions and ask someting you really need to know in life!
Advantage of British unwritten Constitution?
It depends which way you look at it: an unwritten constitution means more manoeuvrability when it comes to law changing or simply instigating constitutional changes. For example, during the early 1900s the British House of Lords had the ability to veto any Bill presented by the House of Commons it wanted, as long as it had a majority decision. The exception of this was if a Bill was finacially related (under a Unwritten Constitution), which in most cases suited the Lords fine. However, in 1913 a financial Bill was presented which, to cut a long story short, would result in the loss of the Lords' money and power. Because there was no strct constitution, the Lords simply ignored previous tradition and vetoed the Bill. In this way, the British unwritten Constitution is an advantage to one party, but a disadvantage to another. (The Bill was passed inevitably, when the house of commons sent through a law stating that the lords could no longer veto any bills at all, they got the support from the king and therefore the lords lost their power except they could now suspend bills but couldn't stop them.)
What was the role of Asquith?
The Liberal government had a huge elected majority in the house of commons and wanted to pass a bill which had a lot of radical welfare reforms in it such as introducing pensions for old people, medical insurance for industrial workers, and free meals for poor children. The conservative party were in opposition in the commons and could not vote the bill down but they used their unelected supporters in the house of lords to send the bill back to the commons for changes to be made. The lords were unelected people whose forebearers had been made lords, most were conservatives. So the government said that it was wrong that unelcted people could stop an elected government from carrying out its policies so they said that they woulkd create a whole load of liberal lords to vote the bill through unless some agreement was made. This crisis changed the law and reduced the amount of times the lords could stop a bill which was said to be a financial bill. Asquith was prime minister at the time although the radical ideas mostly came from LLOYD GEORGE. Further information In 1909 the House of Lords rejected the budget. What really upset the Lords was a substantial increase in the top rate of inheritance tax (25% up from 8%) and a tax on increases in land values, where the increase was not the result of improvements by the owner. The budget also included increases on high incomes. It was an unashamedly redistributive budget. This was the first time that the House of Lords had ever concerned itself with taxation, and the Liberals and Irish Nationalists in the House of Commons declared the action of the House of Lords "unconstitutional", as it had previously been thought that only the House of Commons had the right to vote on matters relating to taxation. In the bitter election campaign that followed the Liberals made much of the fact that the House of Lords was (still is) unelected. In Newcatle-upon-Tyne David Lloyd George ended a speech by asking: "By what right do five hundred men - ordinary men, chosen by mere accident of birth from the unemployed - seek to override the decisions of the elected representatives of the working people, whose labour produces the wealth of this country?" There followed several minutes of delirious applause. King Edward VII wasn't at all pleased ... Joncey
What can the government change?
Theoretically, the government can change anything, but it has to have support of a majority in the House of Commons, and the House of Lords for things to be passed. The Monarchy can't actually stop the Government from doing anything- this would cause a constitutional crisis, because the Monarchy is supposed to be above politics, and the people did not vote for the Monarchy. Also the Lords can be bypassed, if they reject a bill three times and it has a majority in the Commons. E.g., the Fox hunting Bill. So, basically anythig, provided that there is enough support for it in the Commons. If the people didn't like it, they would probably rebel, which I suppose might cause the Government to change it back, but this SHOULD never happen, because the Mps are meant to reprisent the views of the people. However, it does all of the time, e.g., student riots over university fees was still passed despite masses of people not supporting it. But I guess that's the laissez faire Tories for you!!
Can the house stop a bill from passing?
no, they can delay it as much as possible, up to one year unles it is not concerning financial. Yet, as we have seen with the Hunting Act 2004, if they refuse to pass it, the House of Commons can go ahead and pass it without their approval.
The arm signal for stop is?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/5/58/20061001054201!Bicycle_hand_signal_right_turn_USA.jpg The arm signal for stop is down.
What is an example of a serfs living arrangements on a lords manor?
we have got to stop the new world order
How to stop hum where power line is tied to house at second story Distribution box is in basement?
Probably the only way is to eliminate the overhead powerline and bury the cable from transformer to the house. The wires will always telegraph sounds from the powerline and/or power poles.
A grid shows the positions of a subway stop and your house. The subway stop is located at (7 -7) and your house is located at (-3 3). What is the distance to the nearest unit between your house and th?
A grid shows the positions of a subway stop and your house. The subway stop is located at (7, -7) and your house is located at (-3, 3). What is the distance, to the nearest unit, between your house and the subway stop?
What is the difference between the Senate and the HouseofCommons?
In Australian Federal politics there are two houses of Parliament. First of all there is the House of commons or the house of representatives, this is where the Prime minister comes from, The people in the house of commons or the reps as they are also called represent the voters that voted for them in electorates all over Australia. Each electorate has approximately the same number of voters in it. The representatives that win in each of these electorates get together and vote for the prime minister. The senators in the senate or as it is also known, The Upper House, Is voted by every one in a given state. each state has a certain amount of senators. For any law or decision made in the lower house to become effective it must be ratified by the senate. If the senate can stop a bill from the upper house from coming int effect then a new election can be called for by either the government or the opposition.
