parliamentary law making

Question 1

what are the three parts of parliament

Answer 1

house of lords
house of commons
monarch

Question 2

what are the functions of parliament

Answer 2

check and challenge work of gov(scrutiny)
make and change laws (legislation)
debate important issues (debating)
check and approve gov spending (budget/taxes)

Question 3

who is in the house of commons

Answer 3

650 ish elected MPs

Question 4

what do the mps in the house of commons do

Answer 4

use their power to help produce legislation

Question 5

how are a political party’s views shown prior to an election

Answer 5

manifesto

Question 6

who becomes priminister

Answer 6

the leader of the winning party
invited by the king

Question 7

what does the house of lords do

Answer 7

review and make recommendations about improvements to legislation
balance the house of commons

Question 8

what does the parliament acts 1911 and 1949 do

Answer 8

allow the elected house of commons to pass legislation with out the consent of the house of lords

Question 9

who is in the house of lords

Answer 9

800ish appointed members based on knowledge/ experience in a curtain area

Question 10

what are the four different types of members of the house of lords

Answer 10

life peers
law lords
archbishops and bishops
elected hereditary peers

Question 11

what is the monarchs job

Answer 11

to give a bill royal assent

Question 12

what did the royal assent act 1961 do

Answer 12

ment that the monarch will not even see the text of the bull just the title

Question 13

what is the green palaver

Answer 13

an initial consultative document setting out ideas for a new law

Question 14

what is the white paper

Answer 14

the published firm proposals for a new law

Question 15

what are the 4 different types of bills

Answer 15

public bills
private members bills
private bills
hybrid bills

Question 16

what’s a public bill

Answer 16

matters of public policy that apply to the whole population

Question 17

what’s a private members bill

Answer 17

bill’s sponsored by individual mps
affect the whole population

Question 18

what’s a private bill

Answer 18

they only apply to curtain individuals or corporations

Question 19

what are all the legislative stages in the progress of a bill

Answer 19

first reading
second reading
committee stage
report stage
third reading
repeat first 5 stages in the other house
ping pong stage
royal assent

Question 20

what happens in the first reading

Answer 20

draft bill is introduced by the house who came up with it
name and aims of the bill read out
no debate or vote

Question 21

what happens in the second reading

Answer 21

main debate on the whole bill where MPs debate principles behind the bill
vote at the end of the debate
must be a majority in favour for the bill to progress

Question 22

what happens in the committee stage

Answer 22

Mps in the committee are drawn from all parties with an interest in the topic
carrie out a detailed examination of every clause
can propose amendments/aditions

Question 23

what happens in the report stage

Answer 23

committee report back to the house on amendments/ additions
these are debated and voted on and either accepted or rejected

Question 24

what happens in the third reading

Answer 24

immediately after the report stage
final vote
if accepted the bill will pass to the other house

Question 25

what happens in the repeat process stage

Answer 25

the other house will go through the same 5 stages
in the committee stage the whole house have a detailed scrutiny of every clause

Question 26

what happens in the ping pong stage

Answer 26

the other house (the one it didn’t start at) can make amendments and for each one the first house can agree, compromise or disagree
it may be ping ponged several times before they come up with an agreement
if they can’t agree the house of commons has the final say after the parliaments acts of 1911 and 1949

Question 27

what happens in the royal assent

Answer 27

the monarch approves the bill
a bill must have royal assent before it becomes law
conventionally royal assent cannot be withheld
under the royal assent act 1967 the monarch is only give the title of the bill

Question 28

after royal assent when does the bull become law

Answer 28

midnight of royal assent
a date specified in the bill
a date decided by a relevant government minister

Question 29

what does parliamentary supremacy mean in practice

Answer 29

parliament can create or revoke any laws
no parliament is bound by a previous parliament
no one has the right to overrule legislation made by parliament

Question 30

what are the three institutions of the state

Answer 30

the legislative-parliament
the executive-cabinet
the judiciary-judges

Question 31

what are the advantages of parliamentary law making

Answer 31

democratic
wide ranging
must be approved by both houses
wide consultation
much scrutiny

Question 32

what are the disadvantages of parliamentary law making

Answer 32

undemocratic
time consuming
complex
law reform not priority
poor/rushed legislation