me minister can also dismiss single ministers. This guarantees the prime ministers power as regards the ministers. Ministers of the cabinet have the possibility to resign from their position without giving up their membership in parliament. House of lordsThe house of lords consists of the clerical and the secular lords. The secular lords are hereditary peers, peers appointed for life who are especially in charge of some tasks in the field of justice and the lords of Appeal or Law Lords, honorous jurists plus some other peers who are usually appointed because of their achievements in politics or other important areas of life. The clerical lords are the archbishops of Canterbury and York, the bishops of London, Durham and Winchester plus the 21 senior bishops of the church of England. The house of lords has around 1200 members of which only one third regulary take part in the sessions. It has a quorum when three members are present. A draft bill can first be introduced to the house of lords by government. Financial bills always go first to the house of commons. If a bill is adopted by the house of commons it is led to the house of lords. There it has not to be voted on again to become law. The house of lords cant block the passage of financial bills. Also any other bills since 1949 cant be blocked by the house of lords in case they passed the house of commons within two following sessions. This means that the house of lords has only a put off- function. It can block the passage of a bill for one year maximum. The limited function of the house of lords makes clear that a non- elected chamber can only be in a consulting or revising function. This chamber is especially suitable for these tasks because its members are not involved in the classical obligations of party policies....
