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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Differences Between Parliament and Congress

9th - 10th
Compares Congress and the three equally powerful branches of the United States government to the British Parliament and its House of Commons.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: The House of Lords

9th - 10th
The House of Lords is one chamber of the British Parliament. Until 1999, members of the House of Lords inherited their seats.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: The House of Commons

9th - 10th
The features of the House of Commons in the British parliamentary system are explained.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Elections in the British Parliament

9th - 10th
Characteristics of elections in the British parliamentary system are described. These differ from the system in the United States.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Congress and the British Parliament

9th - 10th Standards
Discusses how the structure of Congress differs from the British parliamentary system.