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Question 1

what are the 2 main processes of law making?

Answer 1

1. the government
2. the judiciary

Question 2

what are ‘laws’ often referred to as?

Answer 2

• statutes
• legislation

Question 3

what are the 3 parts that parliament is made up of?

Answer 3

1. house of commons
2. house of lords
3. monarch

Question 4

who sits in the house of commons?

Answer 4

elected representatives of the public known as MPs

Question 5

who sits in the house of lords?

Answer 5

• ‘peers’ - experts with specialist knowledge in their field

Question 6

what is royal assent?

Answer 6

when the monarch agrees to a new law after it being passed in parliament

Question 7

what is the ‘consultation stage’ of law making in parliament?

Answer 7

GREEN PAPER: a report to provoke public discussion + get stakeholders opinion of a proposed new bill

WHITE PAPER: details of the plan for legislation proposed to parliament

Question 8

what is the first reading in the parlimentary process?

Answer 8

the bill is first introduced
a formal announcement that a law is being proposed

Question 9

what is the second reading in the parlimentary process?