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Question 1

What is a green paper

Answer 1

Paper that seeks feedback and starts discussion on new ideas or policy proposals

Question 2

What is a white paper

Answer 2

document that sets out the government final plans

Question 3

Legislative process

Answer 3

FIRST READING- name and main aims of bill are read out
SECOND READING- principle of bill is debated on and members vote whether to proceed
COMMITTEE STAGE- the committee examines details of the bill and may suggest any amendments
REPORT STAGE- the committee report back to house with any amendments
THIRD READING- final version of the bill is debated and last vote is taken place
HOUSE OF LORDS CONSIDERATION- bill is sent to House of Lords for the same process to happen
ROYAL ASSENT- bill is sent to the monarch for approval, if approved the bill then becomes a law

Question 4

What is judicial precedent

Answer 4

When judges use past court decisions to decide new cases that have similar facts

Question 5

What is the case for judicial precedent

Answer 5

A women ( Donoghue) got sick after dinking ginger beer that had a dead snail in. She sued the maker of the drink and won

Question 6

What is statutory interpretation

Answer 6

When judges have to decide what the words in a law actually mean to apply to a case, using different methods to figure this out e.g. literal rule, golden rule, mischief rule

Question 7

What is the case for statutory interpretation

Answer 7

A man was charged for pretending to be someone else in order to vote. The person he pretended to be was dead. The law stated that it was a crime to impersonate someone who is entitled to vote. The court decided that the dead man wasn’t actually entitled to vote so he was found not guilty.