3-Law Making: parliamentary law making

Question 1

What is a green paper?

Answer 1

A consultative document put forward by the government. (Prior to a white paper)

Question 2

A consultative document put forward by the government. (Prior to a white paper)

Answer 2

Green paper

Question 3

What is a white paper?

Answer 3

A proposal for a new law

Question 4

A proposal for a new law

Answer 4

A white paper

Question 5

What is a ‘bill’?

Answer 5

A draft for a proposed Act.

Question 6

What is a draft for a proposed Act called?

Answer 6

A bill

Question 7

What is a ‘private members bill’?

Answer 7

When an MP who is not a member of the government puts forward a bill

Question 8

When an MP who is not a member of the government puts forward a bill

What is this called?

Answer 8

A private members bill

Question 9

In what ways can a ‘private’ MP introduce a bill?

Answer 9

1) By ballot

2) 10-minute rule

Question 10

Give an example of a private members bill that became an act of parliament

Answer 10

Abortion Act 1967

Question 11

What is a public bill?

Give one example

Answer 11

A bill that affects the population as a whole.

Legal Services Act 2007

Question 12

What is a private bill

Give one example

Answer 12

Bills that affect a particular individual or corporation

Faversham Oyster Fisheries Bill 2016

Question 13

What Acts limit the powers of the House of Lords?

Answer 13

Parliaments Act 1911 and 1949

Question 14

Parliaments Act 1911 and 1949.

How do these acts affect the House of Lords?

Answer 14

They limit its powers.

They mean that House of Lords can only veto bills up to 1 year.

Question 15

Give one example of when the Parliaments Act 1911 and 1949 was used to by-pass the House of Lords

Answer 15

Hunting Act 2004

Question 16

What is the process of introducing a law from Bill to Royal Assent?

Answer 16

1) Bill drafted
2) 1st reading House of Commons
3) 2nd reading House of Commons
4) Committee stage
5) Report stage
6) 3rd reading House of Commons
7) Repeat in House of Lords
8) Royal Assent

Question 17

What were Prof AV Dicey’s views on parliamentary supremacy?

Answer 17

1) Parliament can legislate on any subject matter
2) No Parliament can be bound by any previous, nor can any Parliament pass an Act that will bind a future Parliament
3) No other body has the right to override or set aside an Act of Parliament

Question 18

Advantages of Parliamentary law making?

Answer 18

1) Democratic
2) Transparent-Hansard
3) Wide-sweeping changes
4) Delegated legislation
5) Thoroughly discussed law
6) Parliamentary supremacy

Question 19

Disadvantages of Parliamentary law making?

Answer 19

1) Lack of time-OAPA 1861
2) Time takes to become law
3) Acts can be ambiguous
4) Multiple Acts for one law