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Parliament Flashcards

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What does it mean for parliament to have Bi-camera rooms ?

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greater scrutiny, however parliament ping pong

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What is parliament Ping Pong ?

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Where parliament law / statue law is struggling to find a middle ground where both houses agree

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Why does FPTP lead to single party majorities ?

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Winners bonus , two party system , tactical system , spoiler effect

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What is the spoiler effect?

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A split of voters

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When has there been no single party majorities ?

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2010-15 liberal democrats + conservative coalition and 2017 Theresa (conservative) + DUP

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What is the structure of the House Of Lords?

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785 members made up of hereditary peers, life peers , lord spiritual and crossbenchers .

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What are cross benchers ?

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A lord with no party affiliation

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What are the 6 roles of parliament ?

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To represent , to legislate , to debate , to scrutinise , to hold accountable and minster recruitment

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What is the roles of parliamentary whips ?

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Ensuring Mps vote with their constituents

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Why are the whips ineffective in the House Of Lords ?

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The HOL have an ability to stand as independent and cant be removed if they don’t follow their party

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What are the elements of parliamentary privilege ?

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Freedom of speech , exclusive cognisance

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What does parliamentary privilege not mean ?

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Mps are not above the law and can be suspended or imprisoned

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Where has parliamentary privilege been abused ?

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2009 expense scandal showed Mps could use privilege to avoid prosecution

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What is the role of the speaker ?

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presides over debate in the chamber , selecting mps to speak and maintains order

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What did speaker John Bercow increase ?

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Increased the amount of urged questions , 670+ centred around Brexit.

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Who is the current speaker ?

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Lindsey Hole

17
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How does parliament pass legislation ?

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Both houses can originate bills , then into a green paper , then white , goes through the cabinet to either be agreed or disagreed on , debate by HOL + HOC and then approved by monarch.

18
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What is a green paper ?

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Presents government ideas for structure polices

19
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What is a white paper ?

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Outins a fimer plan for government policy

20
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What is a public bill ?

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A bill covering issue of public policy.

21
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What are private member bills ?

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A bill sponsored by a backbench Mps

22
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WHat is an example of a private member bill ?

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1965 abolish of death penalty or 2019 abortion act .

23
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What did the Parliament act do ?

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HOl doe snot have a veto over legislation approved by HOC.

24
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How long can the HOL delay legislation ?

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They can delay up to a year prior to 1949 act

25
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What two extra powers does the HOC have over HOL?

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Ignore HOl bills + pass a bill without HOL consent.

26
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Where has the parliament act been used ?

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War crimes act 1991 , European parliamentary act 1999 , Sexual offences commandment act 2000 and the Hunting act 2004

27
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What is a convention ?

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Not enforceable by law

28
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What is the Salisbury Convention ?

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That the HOl does not block or try to wreck legislation that was promised in manifesto of governing party ?

29
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Why is the Salisbury convention a thing ?

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Electorate vote for manifesto for governing party so more democratic if left as governing party is elected

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What is the reasonable time convention ?

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The government needs to pass legislation in reasonable time , government control HOC and the HOL should pass bills by the end of the session

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What is confidence and supply ?

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The requirement that the government must be able to command majorities in the HOC

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What is a motion of no confidence ?

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A parliamentary censure motion initiated by the opposition

33
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How many votes of no confidence has there been since 1945 ?

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45

34
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WHat did the fixed term, parliament act change things to vote of no confidence ?

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Clarified the conditions of what is treated as a confidence motion of no confidence

35
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What is the role of select committee’s ?

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temporary committees created with a time line to complete a specific tasks e.g investing government activity

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