U4 - AOS1A - factors affecting parli lawkmaking pwr Flashcards
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compsotion of upper house affect on law making
upper house = govt no majority meaning they must compromise with crossbench and opposition on ammendments to laws.
impact of a hostile senate
proposed bills were undergo more thorough scrutiny and thru ammendments will likley rep the value of more members of the community
impact of rubber stamp senate
little scrutiny of bills causing potentially floored and bias legislation to be passed thruq
impacts of sitting days on law making
as parli only sit for a limited number of days, it can cause delay in the creation and implementation of bills into formal legislation
3 strengths of bicameral struct
legislation is likely to allign with the views of a greater range of the community
all bills can be reviewed, scrutinised and improved
rubber stamp senate can accelerate time taken for bills to be passed
3 limitation of bicam struct
hostle upper house delays the passing of bills
ammendments may be forced that dont support the views of many people
if a rubber stamp senate exists, dodgey bills may be passed