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Question 1

The parliament is made up of:

Answer 1

House of Commons: made up of MP’s voted in by the public
House of Lords: contains heredity peers whose families have been born Lords or people who have been appointed Lords e.g Lord Sugar
Monarch: The King/Queen who is head of state in the UK

Question 2

To create new laws, it starts with:

Answer 2

•Green paper
•White paper

Question 3

Green paper

Answer 3

Allows public consultation on a potential new law to be discussed

Question 4

White paper

Answer 4

After consultation a white paper is created with formal proposals. This allows a draft act to be created and presented to Parliament.

Question 5

Judicial processes

Answer 5

-Judicial precedent
-Statutory Interpretation

Question 6

Judicial precedent

Answer 6

-Law made by judges in courts. When a case appears before them they must make a judgement and this forms the law. It must be followed in similar cases in the future.
​-This is called ‘common law’ that is judge made law.
-There is a court hierarchy system and lower courts (magistrate courts) must abide by the decisions and rules made by higher courts.

Question 7

Statutory interpretation

Answer 7

-This is where judges in superior courts (Courts of Appeal) are called upon to interpret words and phrases within a law. They have the ability to interpret the meaning of the law and make a verdict on the case.

Question 8

Government processes

Answer 8

1. First Reading: Name of the bill and main aims read out. Formal vote taken.
   2.Second Reading: Main debate of bill followed by another vote.
   3.Committee stage: A group of representatives look at the bill to address any issues and suggest possible changes.
   4.Report stage: Committee report back to the house who then vote on any proposed amendments.
   5.Third Reading: Final vote on the bill takes place.
   6.Royal Assent: The Monarch signs the bill. They cannot refuse as it is now only a symbolic stage as the Head of State.