ASP - Parliamentary Powers

Which two areas does the Commons have exclusive authority in?

• Welfare

• Taxation & Expenditure

• Confidence & Supply

• Justice

Who did Theresa May's Conservative government form a confidence and supply agreement with?

• Greens

• Liberal Democrats

• DUP

• SNP

What is the Lords informally known as?

• Second Chamber

• Upper Chamber

• Lower Chamber

• Last Chamber

When were the Parliament Acts passed?

• 1901

• 1909

• 1911

• 1949

The Lords is also constrained by what ....

• Froome Convention

• Mulberry Convention

• Winchester Convention

• Salisbury Convention

Under which PM was the second Parliament Act introduced?

• Attlee

• Churchill

• Lloyd George

• Wilson

When were hereditary peers removed from the Lords?

• 1984

• 1991

• 2007

• 1999

How long can the Lords delay legislation for?

• 1 year

• 2 years

• 3 years

• 4 years

Which of Blair's proposals did the Lords oppose - arguing the Salisbury Convention did not apply?

• Devolution

• Harsher sentencing powers

• Identity Cards

• Smaller class sizes

Which of the following did the Blair government force through using the Parliament Acts?

• Changing the voting system for the European Parliament

• Equalising the age of consent

• Banning hunting with dogs

• Devolution