House Of Commons Party Roles

Comparing party roles in the UK House of Commons and U.S. Congress During my research of comparing the party roles of the UK House of Commons and the U.S. Congress, I found a variety of differences between the two bodies of government. I found many of the difference by researching the histories of both the House of Commons and U.S. Congress. I various research tools that I used included websites, books, class material and encyclopedias. My goal for this essay is to describe, in the uttermost detail, the comparing of the party roles in the House of Commons and the U.S. Congress in terms that make sense to the everyday common reader. To achieve this goal of exploring some of the main difference and likeness of the two different government …show more content…
Parliament is the highest legislative authority in the governmental system for Great Britain. The two sides of Parliament are the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The House of Commons is the powerhouse of the legislative authority in Great Britain. Members of the House of Commons must be at least 18 years of age. The House of Commons is primarily made up of 650 members directly elected in a First Past the Post system. The House has authority to vote money or withhold it from various public departments and services. The House also has the right to impose taxes. One of the main functions of the House of Commons is to pass laws. Also, they must debate the major issues of the day. Lastly they are to provide the means on the work of …show more content…
The House of Commons origins date back to the second half of the 13thcentury in Great Britain. This is when landholders and other property owners in the counties and towns began sending representatives to Parliament to present grievances and petitions to the king and to accept commitments to the payment of taxes. This allowed knights and burgesses to be chosen as representatives in the 14th century. Up until the 17th century, the House of Lords was the more powerful sector of the two groups. Over the years, as the centuries have past, it has slowly but surely diminished from its once powerful entity. By the late 17th century, the House of Commons had worked on gaining minimum power. One of the things that they had gained was the sole right to initiate taxation measures among the people of Great Britain. Although the House of Commons had gained power with the taxation rights, the House of the Lords still retained its veto power over bills passed by the Commons. Bills can be introduced into either the House of Lords or the House of