ac 1.1

Question 1

what are laws made by parliament often referred to

Answer 1

statutes or legislation

Question 2

what three parts is the parliament made up of

Answer 2

the monarch
the house of lords
the house of commons

Question 3

how is the monarch involved in law making

Answer 3

the king or queen gives their signature as a way of agreement for a new law

Question 4

what are the members of the house of lords called

Answer 4

peers

Question 5

how many peers are there in the house of lords

Answer 5

800

Question 6

in the past, how did people get a position in the house of lords

Answer 6

all the peers would be nobleman (dukes) are all positions would be hereditary (passed down from father to eldest son)

Question 7

how has the peers in the house of lords changed in recent years in comparison to the past

Answer 7

there are now only 92 hereditary positions and only 26 church of england bishops and archbishops in the house of lords right now

Question 8

what can the rest of the peers currently in the house of lords not do

Answer 8

pass their position onto their children

Question 9

what is the main job of the house of lords

Answer 9

to double check the new laws

Question 10

true or false
the house of commons is the most important part of parliament because it is made up of elected representatives

Answer 10

true

Question 11

how many members of parliament is there

Answer 11

650

Question 11

how is each mp elected

Answer 11

through a general election to represent that area of the country

Question 12

what is the job of the government

Answer 12

to run the country

Question 13

what is the government made up of

Answer 13

a political party that has a majority of the 650 mps

Question 14

who is the leader of the majority party

Answer 14

the prime minister

Question 15

where do new proposals for new laws come from

Answer 15

the government

Question 16

what is a proposal for a new law called

Answer 16

a bill

Question 17

who must agree on a bill before the can become acts of parliament (laws)

Answer 17

agreed by both house of commons and house of lords and must receive a royal assent

Question 18

name all stages in the parliamentary process

Answer 18

green paper
white paper
first reading
second reading
the committee stage
the report stage
third reading
the lords
royal assent

Question 19

what is the first stage of the parliamentary process and describe it

Answer 19

green paper
government publishes a green paper before putting a bill before parliament
initial report to provoke public discussion on topic of bill
includes questions for individuals and groups to respond to

Question 20

what is the second stage of the parliamentary process and describe it

Answer 20

white paper
after consultation the white paper is published
its a document setting out detailed plans for this piece of legislation
this usually includes a draft version of the bill they intend to put before parliament

Question 21

what is the third stage of the parliamentary process and describe it

Answer 21

first reading
the government introduces bill to the house of commons
a formal announcement of bill
then followed by a vote to allow it to the next stage

Question 22

what is the fourth stage and describe it

Answer 22

the second reading
this is where the main principles of the bill are debated by house of commons and a vote is taken
if the government win this vote the bill will go onto the next stage

Question 23

what is the 5th stage and describe it

Answer 23

the bill is examined in detail by a small committee made up of mps from different parties
the committee will report back to the whole house and will usually give advice on how to make the bill better

Question 24

what is the 6th stage and describe it

Answer 24

gives mps opportunity to consider the report made by the committee and then debate about the amendments
if this is a major bill the debate could last over a few days

Question 25

what is the 7th stage and describe it

Answer 25

the third reading
the report stage is usually immediately followed by the third reading
this is the final chance for the house of commons to debate the bills contents
no amendments are allowed in this stage
the house either votes to pass the bill or reject it