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 | | In principle, the “Crown in Parliament” is supreme; that is, legislation passed by Parliament, which consists of the House of Commons, elected directly by the people, and the House of Lords, made up of hereditary peers and appointive members—archbishops, bishops, lords of appeal, and life peers—becomes law upon royal assent. |
 | | Parliament is dissolved by the sovereign at the end of its 5-year term or on advice of the prime minister. |
 | | In 1828 Parliament agreed, however, to end political restrictions on Protestant dissenters, and one year later the government (1828–30) of Arthur Wellesley, duke of Wellington, was challenged in Ireland by a mass movement called the Catholic Association. |
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