The House of Lords

The House of Lords is an __________ chamber in the UK political system.

• elected

• unelected

The House of Lords is physically based where?

• Westminster

• Congress

• Edinburgh

• Stormont

The House of Lords main role is to...

• Revise government legislation

• Offer amendments

• Support the Commons

• All of the above

King John was forced to sign what in 1215?

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• Brexit

• Terms of surrender

The Lords were traditionally composed of...

• Commoners

• The poor

• The nobility

• The king

Which act reduced the number of hereditary peers in the Lords?

• Salisbury Convention

• Parliament Act 1911

• Peerages Act 1963

• House of Lords Act 1999

Women were first introduced into the house in 1958. What act enabled this?

• Parliament Act 1949

• Peerages Act

• House of Lords Act 1999

What is the Lords Speakers seat called?

• Woolsack

• Hens teeth

• Big chair

• The Round table

The word hereditary means...

• Genetics

• A title inherited

• A mathematics equation

The ‘1911 Parliament Act’ limited the power of the House of Lords by...

• Closing down this chamber

• Removing the Lords veto power

• Changing the membership of the Lords