Questions › Chapter 5: The UK government, the law and your role
True or false: The House of Lords has the power to overrule the House of Commons.
- ATrue
- BFalseRight answer
Answer: False
False. It is the other way round: the House of Commons can overrule the House of Lords, although it does not often use these powers.
From chapter 5 of the handbook, "The UK government, the law and your role", section "The British constitution". Practice question 494 of 651, written in our own words.