Tuesday 28 December 2010

The House of Parliament

The House of Parliament

The parliament of Great Britain was found in 1707 by the Treaty of Union by Parliament of England and Parliament Scotland. Nevertheless, in practice the parliament was a continuation of the English parliament with the addition of Scottish MPs and peers.







Parliament was further enlarged by the ratification by the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of Ireland , which abolished the Irish Parliament, this added 100 Irish members to the Commons and 32 to the Lords to create the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It has been called "the mother of parliaments.



However, the British Parliament consist of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The House of commons made up of men and women who were voted in to represent their local areas by the people who live there.



The House of Lords was once an assembly of hereditary aristocrats and landowners who used to have as much power , except to delay and debate decisions made by the House of commons.

1 comment:

  1. You may have put the photos of the House of Commons and the House of Lords in the wrong order

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