ac 1.1 Flashcards
describe processes used for law making
what are laws made by parliament often referred to
statutes or legislation
what three parts is the parliament made up of
the monarch
the house of lords
the house of commons
how is the monarch involved in law making
the king or queen gives their signature as a way of agreement for a new law
what are the members of the house of lords called
peers
how many peers are there in the house of lords
800
in the past, how did people get a position in the house of lords
all the peers would be nobleman (dukes) are all positions would be hereditary (passed down from father to eldest son)
how has the peers in the house of lords changed in recent years in comparison to the past
there are now only 92 hereditary positions and only 26 church of england bishops and archbishops in the house of lords right now
what can the rest of the peers currently in the house of lords not do
pass their position onto their children
what is the main job of the house of lords
to double check the new laws
true or false
the house of commons is the most important part of parliament because it is made up of elected representatives
true
how many members of parliament is there
650
how is each mp elected
through a general election to represent that area of the country
what is the job of the government
to run the country
what is the government made up of
a political party that has a majority of the 650 mps
who is the leader of the majority party
the prime minister
where do new proposals for new laws come from
the government
what is a proposal for a new law called
a bill
who must agree on a bill before the can become acts of parliament (laws)
agreed by both house of commons and house of lords and must receive a royal assent
name all stages in the parliamentary process
green paper
white paper
first reading
second reading
the committee stage
the report stage
third reading
the lords
royal assent
what is the first stage of the parliamentary process and describe it
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
what is the second stage of the parliamentary process and describe it
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
what is the third stage of the parliamentary process and describe it
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
what is the fourth stage and describe it
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
what is the 5th stage and describe it
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
what is the 6th stage and describe it
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
what is the 7th stage and describe it
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
