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(a) Role of the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the Monarch, in the making of UK legislation

The roles of House of Common, House of Lords and Monarch in the making of UK legislation are quite high. The House of Common is elected for five years by universal, equal suffrage by secret ballot on the basis of relative majority system. Elections to the House of Commons are even common, i.e. passing simultaneously throughout the country, or intermediate, which is carried out, in addition to separate constituencies in, connection with the vacancy of the seats. A person wishing to stand for election to the House of Commons, must provide "an official for elections," the document on the nomination and election to make bail. Typically, these tools provide the political parties nominating candidates in electoral districts. Independent candidates are making the bail itself. If a candidate is gaining less than the statutory percentage of votes (5%), the deposit is not refundable. When all the formalities are related to registration, the candidate carries out the campaign in the district. Typically, in an electoral district running for two or three candidates, he shall be considered elected who receives more votes than other candidates. (Bradney, 2003, pp. 36-56)

The House of Lords has four types of membership: 1) the lords spiritual, 2) lords of lawyers, 3) the hereditary peers, 4) lifetime peers. The Institute was established for passing Act of Parliament of 1958. The title is bestowed by the monarch on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. After the reorganization, of the House of Lords in 1999, it has 674 members, with only 92 of them are hereditary. Despite the large part, that actively participates in the Chamber takes a smaller part of it, for life peers and lords, lawyers. There is a quorum of only three people. The functions of the Lords are divided into three main groups: a) legal, b) control and c) the court. Legislative functions are carried out through its participation in the legislative process in the following ways: amending the bills passed by the House of Commons and the deviation of the bills passed by the House of Commons. The House of Lords sets up a committee considering the various issues of its competence. At the head, of the House of Lords is the Lord Chancellor, which was part of the cabinet and appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the Prime Minister for five years. The Lord Chancellor performs essential functions in various areas of public administration. He is eligible to participate in the debate and speak on behalf of the government and evaluates on a preliminary basis requests peers sent as a committee of privileges. He is the principal adviser to the government on issues of justice and the application of the constitution. Finally, his previous role is to issue orders to convene a session of the House of Lords and parliamentary elections. Therefore, this is the role of House of Commons, ...