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

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  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 2 years ago by MikeLittle.
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  • October 22, 2022 at 8:54 pm #669660
    Mustafy
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    Hi Mike,

    I’ll like to ask – what is the difference between “House of Commons” and “House of Lords”?

    Also, you didn’t explain what “royal accent” means.

    Thank you!

    October 23, 2022 at 8:34 am #669684
    MikeLittle
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    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?

    October 30, 2022 at 7:44 am #670283
    Mustafy
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    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??

    October 30, 2022 at 8:40 am #670294
    MikeLittle
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    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?

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