Evaluation of the House of Lords 0.0 / 5 ? Government & PoliticsThe British constitutionASEdexcel Created by: rubyCreated on: 25-04-13 12:40 Representation (positive) Appointed peers represent a large section of society and associations, as well as having varied experince and knowledge. 1 of 12 Representation (negitive) Lords in unelected so no-one is accountable directly to the people, like the commons is not representive of society. 2 of 12 Calling the government to account (positive) Peers tend to be independantly minded so are more active in questioning. 3 of 12 Calling the government to account (negitive) The lords has no departmental select committees. 4 of 12 Scrutiny (positive) Legislative committees are not very divided along party lines and more independant, and peers on the committees tend to have specialist knowledge. 5 of 12 Scrutiny (negitive) It cannot force through amendment to the Commons. 6 of 12 Legislating (positive) Lords must apporve legislationf for it to become law. 7 of 12 Legislating (negitive) The Lords has no legitimacy in the legislative process. 8 of 12 Deliberation (positive) The Lords tend to spend more time on debates and these debates include those with expert knowledge. 9 of 12 Deliberation (negitive) Weak legislative powers mean that debates more mostly symbolic. 10 of 12 Checking governmental power (positive) Peers cannot be controlled by the government so is very independant. 11 of 12 Checking governmental powers (negitive) Can bypass obstruction of the Lords as the elected Commons will win out over the Lords. 12 of 12
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