<Li> Acts of Union 1800--union of Great Britain and Ireland </Li> <Li> Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949--asserts the supremacy of the House of Commons by limiting the legislation - blocking powers of the House of Lords </Li> <Li> Life Peerages Act 1958--establishes standards for the creation of life peers which gives the Prime Minister the power to change the composition of the House of Lords </Li> <Li> Emergency Powers Act 1964--provides power to employ members of the armed forces in work of national importance </Li>

Why did the british parliament pass the constitution