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9 Cards in this Set
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How many members in the HoL?
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there are 700 members in the HoL
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What do all the memebers have in common?
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they are all a peer
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Life Peers
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These are members of the HoL for life and the only way to become this is to distinguish yourself in a certain area
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Why are life peers good?
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They are good because they have spent their whole life with politics
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Example of a member in HoL
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Lord sugar is a member of HoL
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Heireditory peers
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These are not common- they inherit their Lord name from their father
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Before 1999, majority of HoL which political party
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Majority of HoL was conservative and could defeat labour so was unfair
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Why are bishops in HoL?
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They bring another level of expertise and can speak for the poorer people in society
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Law lords no longer in HoL
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Law lords no longer in HoL because they could be seen to influence the law and parliament -made into supreme court
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