What do you remember about the House of

Commons?

Where is it? Who works there? How many people work there? What do people do in there?

LO: To understand what happens in the House of Commons and House of Lords

All: will be able to describe two people who work in the House of Commons.

Most: will be able to describe what people do in the House of Commons and House of Lords.

Some: will be able to explain why we have both

Houses in this country and how that helps us create good laws.

Who and what is in the House of Commons?

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The Speaker: John Bercow

Government MPs

Prime Minister: David Cameron

Leader of Opposition: Harriet Harman

(at the moment)

Public Gallery

Mace

Serjeant at Arms: Lawrence Ward

Add detail to the people on your diagram.

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I’m the Speaker. My main job is to keep order and tell MPs when it is their turn to speak. I am not allowed to take sides.

I’m the Prime Minister. My main job is to run the Government which means making decisions about how the country is run. I have to answer difficult questions from other MPs about how I’m running the

country.

I’m Leader of the Opposition. My job is to challenge the Government when they do

things my party does not agree with.

I’m the Serjeant at Arms. My main responsibility is security and keeping order in

the House of Commons. I get to carry the mace in and out of the House and wear a sword!

Is the House of Commons always serious?

In the House of Commons Members of Parliament (MPs) debate important issues that affect our country and put forward ideas for new laws (bills).

Sometimes arguments start and the Speaker has to step in to calm the debate.

But, this doesn’t mean it’s really serious all the time. Quite often the two sides will try to make the other look bad by making jokes at their expense as seen many times in the next video clip…

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Gimme 5 Facts we now know about the House of Commons!

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The House of Lords

What do you remember about the House of Lords?

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Watch the three videos to find out more about the House of Lords and why they are important.

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Who is in the House of Lords?What is the House of Lords?

How does the House of Lords work?

House of Lords Quiz!

1.Another word for most of the members of the House of Lords is:a) peers b) props c) pears2.The amount of power the House of Lords has in comparison to the

Commons is:a) More b) less c) equal3.Most members of the House of Lords get paida)£10 per week b)£0 per week c)£1000 per week4.The main function of the House of Lords is to:a)Prevent the House of Commons passing lawsb)Welcome the Queen when she visits Parliamentc) Initiate, revise and amend laws5) The main part of the work of a Lord is to:a) Consider laws and debate issuesb) Check the daily newspapersc) Sit in the House of Commons debating6) Most members of the House of Lords area) Retired members of the communityb) People with a variety of different jobsc) People looking for a career change

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1A

2B3B

4C

5A

6B

Tic Tac Toe sentence starters…

In the House of Commons, Members of Parliament sometimes…

Some of the main people in the House of Commons are…

The House of Commons is where…

I would prefer to work in the House of ____________ because…

There are two main Houses in Parliament. They are called the House of _________ and the House of __________.

The Queen never goes into the House of ____________ but she has her own throne in the House of ____________.

A famous Lord is Lord _________ he helps the Government make laws about ______________.

Some Lords don’t go to the Chamber all the time because…

Years ago you could be a Lord because your family had a title, but now…

LO: To understand what happens in the House of Commons and House of Lords

All: will be able to describe two people who work in the House of Commons.

  Most: will be able to describe what people do in the House of

Commons and House of Lords.

Some: will be able to explain why we have both Houses in this country and how that helps us create good laws.

LO: To understand what happens in the House of Commons and House of Lords