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What is the difference between the House of Commons and the House of Lords?

The UK Parliament operates a two-House system. Both Houses make laws, check the work of the government and debate issues.
The Commons consists of 650 MPs (Members of Parliament) who are elected by t...

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Describe the three different types of point mutation, and explain for each what the effect on the final gene product is likely to be

Base insertion/addition. This is when a base pair is added to a sequence - for example AGTCGTAGC could become AGTCGATAGC. In this situation, a frame shift occurs, and every c...

Answered by Rachel H. • Biology tutor

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Which French politicans support the lowering of the voting age?

Currently, you have to be aged 18 or above to be able to vote in France. Dominique Bertinotti (the Family Minister) suggests having a 'pré-majorité' status where those aged 16-18 can vote in local electio...

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Discuss how Maya Angelou presents the theme of freedom, or lack thereof, in her poem 'The Caged Bird'

Withing the first stanza, Angelou uses a range of dynamic verbs in reference to the free bird: 'leaps', 'dips', 'floats'. In doing do, Angelou characterises freedom as a liberty and lightness of movement....

Answered by Nema L. • English tutor

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How do I conjugate the imperfect tense in French and when do I use it?

The imperfect tense in French describes an action that took place in the past. It is an action with no specified start or end points (an unspecified duration). It could be used for descriptions in the pas...

Answered by Lizzie H. • French tutor

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