AC1.1

Question 1

Parliament

Answer 1

UK is a parliamentary democracy

UK law made by passing Acts of Parliament which are often referred to as ‘statute or legislation’.

Question 2

Parliament is made up of 3 parts

Answer 2

1. Monarch
2. House of Lords
3. House of Commons

Question 3

The Monarch

Answer 3

Formal role in law-making. The king or Queen gives Royal Assent- their agreement to the new law.

Question 4

The House of Lords

Answer 4

Member are called peers (800)
Past peers were noblemen
Positions used to be hereditary.

Today only 92 hereditary peers, the rest of the peers are life peers who can’t pass the position.

Question 5

The House of Commons

Answer 5

650 members
Most important part of parliament
Made of elected representatives of British people
MP’s elected at general election represent a constituency
Constituency is a geographical area of the country

Question 6

Parliament job

Answer 6

Parliaments job is to represent the people

Question 7

The government

Answer 7

Governments job is to run the country.

Government formed by the political party that has the majority of MP’s

Question 8

Proposals

Answer 8

Proposals for new law
A proposal for a new law is called a Bill
Bill must be agreed by both Houses of Parliament and Royal Assesnt before they are passed and become Acts of Parliament

Question 9

What is a Green Paper?

Answer 9

Is the initial report to provoke public discussion of the subject.

Question 10

What is a white paper?

Answer 10

A document that sets out detailed government plans for new law.

Often includes a draft version of the Bill that they intend to put before Parliament.

Question 11

What are the Parliamentary stages of a bill?

Answer 11

First reading
Second reading
The committee stage
The report stage 
Third reading
The Lords
Royal Assent

Question 12

For a bill to become law it must…….

Answer 12

For a bill to become law it must go through to a series of stages of Parliament

Question 13

What is the first reading?

Answer 13

Is a formal announcement of the bill into the House of Commons. It is followed by a vote to allow it to move to the next stage

Question 14

What is the second reading?

Answer 14

The main principles of the bill are considered and debated by the House of Common followed by a vote

Question 15

What is the committee stage?

Answer 15

The bill will be examined in detail, line-by-line, by a small committee made of MPs from different parties. 16-50 MPs

Question 16

What is the report stage?

Answer 16

MPs will consider the Committee’s report and will debate and vote on any amendment.

Question 17

What is the third reading?

Answer 17

No amendments are allowed at this stage, the House of Commons will vote either to pass the bill or to reject it.

Question 18

The Lords

Answer 18

The bill goes to the House of Lords, where it will fo through similar stages as in the Commons.
The lords amend the bill and must return to the Commons so MPs can decide where ever to accept or reject the lord’s amendments.

Question 19

What is Royal Assent?

Answer 19

Once passed by both Houses of Parliament the bill then goes to the monarch for signing, known as Royal Assent

Question 20

Judicial processes of law-making

Answer 20

As well as government and Parliament, judges can also make law.

Question 21

What are the 2 processes judges can make law?

Answer 21

1) judicial precedent

2) statutory interpretation

Question 22

What is Judicial Precedent?

Answer 22

Is law that has been made by passed decisions made in cases and have to be followed by the lower courts

Question 23

What principle is Judicial precedent based on?

Answer 23

Standing by to by following what judges have decided in pervious cases.

Question 24

Standing down or following what judges have decided in previous case is also known by what name?

Answer 24

‘Stare decisis’

Question 25

By treating similar case the same way car eats what in the legal system?

Answer 25

Certainty and fairness

Question 26

Case law is also known as………

Answer 26

Common law

Question 27

What are the 2 exceptions or precedent?

Answer 27

Distinguishing and Overruling