Lords vs Commons!

The most significant House of Lords reforms took place in...

• 1998

• 1999

• 2014

• 2005

Despite recent reforms, the House of Lords can never be fully legitimate because it is...

According to the Parliament Act of 1949, the Lords can delay legislation for...

• 1 year

• 2 years

• financial reasons

• as long as they like

The __________________________ convention says that the Lords cannot oppose legislation in the governing party's manifesto.

The Lords can dismiss a government with a vote of no confidence. True or false?

• True

• False

The Lords can amend legislation. True or false?

• True

• False

Legislation (or bills) can be initiated in the House of Lords. True or false?

• True

• False

This term implies that when a government has a large enough majority, it can essentially govern as it pleases, with little significant scrutiny.

Tony Blair's Labour government won a majority of......in 1997.

• 166

• 179

• 197

• 153

Prime minister Tony Blair lost just 4 government votes in the Commons. Which other PM had equal success?

• John Major

• Margaret Thatcher

• David Cameron

• Gordon Brown