Statute Law - Difference between House of Commons & House of Lords

what is the difference between “House of Commons” and “House of Lords”? The UK parliament is bi-cambric. Literally, there are two chambers That is, there are two stages in the government of the country and any new law that is proposed has to pass through both those chambers / stages Typically, a bill is discussed and approved in the House of Commons (the 'Lower House') and is then passed through to the House of Lords for their approval. It doesn't always get the approval of the 'Upper Chamber' / 'Upper House' and that results in it being passed back to the Commons for revision / amendment You also ask 'what “royal accent” means'. The word 'accent' is not the correct word to use (I imagine!) 'Accent' is what some students complain about when listening to my lectures! I have a Northern accent as I was born and raised in the North of England. The 'Royal accent' that you ask about was always referred to in my youth (in fact, until last month!) as the Queen's English' because she spoke with no accent Your question is surely about 'Royal assent'. Technically, a new law cannot be passed before this final stage of Royal assent, even though both Chambers in Parliament have approved it, it still has the have the final approval step (Royal assent) by way of the signature of the Monarch OK?

Thanks Mike "Royal accent" was sure a typo error, I meant "Royal assent" as you've corrected me. However, could Typo errors like this count against students in the exam??

No, a mis-used word is not going to affect your exam score. The exam is multiple choice (or a variant of multiple choice) so you're not faced with typing any words OK?