Constitutional reform 2010 on wards Flashcards
what happened in 2010
2010 No majority won (majority 326 seats)
LIB DEM won 57 seats
Con won 307
2 parties put there seats together to win the majority and from a coalition government
whats Fix term parliament Raw prerogative power
a power handed to the pm by the Monarch to decide when to call an election within a 5 year timeline
what can the PM do
has the power to dissolve parliament call an election if 2/3 of the house of commons agree (happened 2017 and 2019) this is known as a snap election
what happened in 2011
In 2011 there was a referendum (the alternative vote) turn out was 30% it was aimed to changing the voting system
what happened in 2012
2012 Protection of freedom act puts in place the proper security for data and surveillance data collection seen necessary after the wake of 9/11
what was the House of lords reform act 2014
peers were given the right to retire or resign there seat it aloud peers to be removed if they have criminal charges
whats the Recall of MPS act 2015
the government brought in the power of recall act this allows people to ask for a by election of there MP applies only if 10% of constituents asked and if mp is convicted of a crime or suspended from parliament
what is the European withdraw agreement
the act that was passed that allowed the uk to leave the eu Treasa mays government was rejected 33 times by the house of lords from 2017- 2019 from 1997- 2005 was never defited
whats Statue law
an act passed by parament
whats Conventions
unspoken rules such as the opening of parliament
whats Self-populism
an MP acting in self interest
whats the Dissolution of parliament act
repealed (removed) the fixed term parliament act that restricted when a pm could call an election and dissolve parliament
