AC1.1 government processes Flashcards
1
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parliament
A
made up of monarchs, lords and commons
2
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lords
A
- 800 peers in lords
- job is to act as a ‘double check’ on new laws
- represent different areas of interest
- if a member has specialist knowledge, it gets sent to lords as MPs in commons don’t have knowledge
3
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commons
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- most important part of parliament
- made up of elected representatives of public
- by region
4
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government
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- run country
- formed by political party has a majority of 650 MPs
- prime minister leader of majority party- proposals for new laws come from the government
- green paper and white paper
5
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retribution, deterrence, reparation and custody meaning
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- R- offender appropriately punished for their crime
- D- punished harshly to put others off committing
- reparation- making amendments
- custody- offender kept in police station whilst initial questioning happening
6
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custodial sentence
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serves sentence
7
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remand
A
someone held in prison until their trial
8
Q
golden rule case
A
r v allen
marry
9
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literal rule case (what happened)
A
different judges interpret word supply differently
