Questions › Chapter 5: The UK government, the law and your role
Why is the House of Commons regarded as more important than the House of Lords?
- AIt is older than the House of Lords
- BIts members are democratically electedRight answer
- CIts members are appointed for life
- DIt is chaired by the monarch
Answer: Its members are democratically elected
MPs are chosen by voters, which gives the House of Commons more weight than the House of Lords, whose members are not elected.
From chapter 5 of the handbook, "The UK government, the law and your role", section "The British constitution". Practice question 483 of 651, written in our own words.