Learner Resource 2 - Parliament

Watch the following clips and answer the questions below. You may need to watch the clips more than once.

House of Commons Chamber http://www.parliament.uk/about/podcasts/video-tours/commons-chamber/

1. Why was the chamber re-built?

2. What is the role of the Speaker?

3. Who sits on the right of the Speaker?

4. How sits on the left of the Speaker?

5. What is the role of the Sergeant at Arms?

6. What symbol of royal authority must be in the House of Commons when the MPs debate?

7. What is the official report called?

8. How many MPs can fit in the House of Commons?

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House of Lords Chamberhttp://www.parliament.uk/about/podcasts/video-tours/lords-chamber/

1. Who sits in the House of Lords?

2. Who sits on the wool sack?

3. How many members are there in the House of Lords?

4. What are ‘cross-benchers’?

5. Who sits on the benches with armrests?

6. When does the Queen attend the House of Lords?

Bills & Votinghttp://www.parliament.uk/about/podcasts/video-tours/bills-and-voting/

1. What does the division bell signal?

2. What are the two voting lobbies called in the House of Lords?

3. What are the two voting lobbies called in the House of Commons?

4. What name is given to the MPs who count the votes?

5. What is the term given for the process of a bill going back and forth between the Houses?

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6. What must the Queen give to make the bill a law?

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