Questions › Chapter 5: The UK government, the law and your role
Which TWO kinds of people could be peers in the House of Lords before 1958?
Choose two answers.
- AChurch of England bishopsRight answer
- BLife peers nominated by the Prime Minister
- CSenior judgesRight answer
- DNon-party peers chosen by an independent Appointments Commission
Answer: Church of England bishops and Senior judges
Until 1958 every peer was either hereditary, a senior judge or a Church of England bishop. Life peers nominated by the Prime Minister came in only from 1958.
From chapter 5 of the handbook, "The UK government, the law and your role", section "The British constitution". Practice question 487 of 651, written in our own words.