 | James Charlton - Geography - 1829 - 250 pages
...The Imperial Parliament is the supreme legislative assembly in the state, and consists of the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. The House of Lords is composed of Lords Spiritual and Temporal. The Lords Spiritual consist of two Archbishops, and twenty-four Bishops... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1840 - 132 pages
...jealous of their liberties. The form of government is limited monarchy, the supreme power being vested in the Sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. The established religion is Episcopacy, but Dissenters are numerous. Lt.54°39'-58°40'N. SCOTLAND. Long.... | |
 | James Laurie - Geography - 1842 - 1098 pages
...Council is the Imperial Parliament of the United Kingdom, which is divided into two chambers : the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. The House of Lords is composed of the Lords Spiritual and the Lords Temporal. The spiritual lords are the Archbishops and Bishops of... | |
 | Alexander Reid - Geography - 1851 - 134 pages
...their civil rights. The form of government is a limited monarchy, the supreme power being vested in the Sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. The established religion is Episcopacy, from which, however, there are many dissenters. SCOTLAND. BOUNDARIES.... | |
 | RICHARD S. FISHER - 1852 - 734 pages
...is done. The legislative part of the government is composed of two deliberating bodies — the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. The HOUSE OF LORDS is composed of a separate class or rank, which is called collectively the Peerage, and whose members enjoy certain... | |
 | Cornelius S. Cartee - Physical geography - 1855 - 348 pages
...vested in a king, or queen, and parliament. T^ie parliament consists of two branches, viz., the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The House of Lords is composed of bishops, and hereditary peers of five different ranks, viz., dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts, and... | |
 | William O. Blake - Geography - 1855 - 1010 pages
...is done. The legislative part of the government is composed of two deliberating bodies — the house of lords, and the house of commons. The house of lords is composed of a separate class or rank, which is called collectively the peerage, and whose members enjoy certain... | |
 | William Hughes - Geography - 1860 - 156 pages
...forms. The executive power is in the hands of the sovereign ; the legislative power is divided between the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons— the last consisting of members elected by qualified classes of the people. The House of Commons alone has... | |
 | Cornelius Sowle Cartée - Physical geography - 1861 - 356 pages
...is'vested in a king, or queen, and parliament . The parliament consists of two branches, viz., the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The House of Lords is composed of bishops, and hereditary peers of five different ranks, viz., dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts, and... | |
 | Henry Barnard - Education - 1869 - 838 pages
...limited and hereditary. The Constitution vests the legislative power in Parliament, which consists of the Sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. The executive functions of government are performed in the name of the Sovereign by a ministry taken from... | |
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It is likewise composed of two bodies, the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The House of Lords is made up of men with inherited titles who are not elected by the people. 
