The Parliament of the United Kingdom consists of two chambers or houses. The Upper House or House of
Lords and the Lower House or House of Commons. The non-elected representatives of The House of Lords
consist of bishops from the Church of England and those of title and nobility. The representatives
which make up the House of Commons are elected by the general public.
The House of Commons holds most of the power and consists of 646 representatives which are
responsible for introducing and amending legislature and monitoring the Government of the United
Kingdom.
The House of Lords can introduce new bills, besides those to do with taxation and supply, but does
not have the power to stop bills from passing. At most, they can cause a bill to be delayed.
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