Question

complete the passage with the words that make the most sense. census bicameral nonpartisan electorate much like the legislature of the united states, the united kingdoms parliament is divided into the house of commons and the house of lords. unlike members of parliament in the house of commons, members of the house of lords are unelected. for hundreds of years, hereditary peers from noble families occupied the vast majority of seats in this government body. in 1999, parliament enacted the house of lords act, preventing most members with inherited seats from voting and establishing the house of lords appointments commission to oversee nominations for the peerage. even today, the has no direct input on who is appointed (without term limits) to the house of lords.

Explanation:

• "Bicameral" means having two chambers or houses. The US legislature and the UK parliament (divided into House of Commons and House of Lords) are both bicameral.
• "Electorate" refers to the body of people entitled to vote. In the context, it makes sense that the electorate (the voting - eligible people) has no direct input on House of Lords appointments as members are not elected in the traditional sense (unlike House of Commons where members are elected by the electorate in a more direct way).

Answer:

First blank: bicameral
Second blank: electorate