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Functions of Parliament Flashcards

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1
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What are the main functions of Parliament

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  • Legislation
  • Representation
  • Scrutiny
  • Training
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Public Bill Committees

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A committee set up by the House of Commons to examine the details of a particular bill

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What are the stages of the passing of legislation

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  • Pre-legislative reading
  • First Reading
  • Second reading
  • Committee Stage
  • Report Stage
  • Third Stage
  • Repeat with other house
  • Royal Assent
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Female population (2023)

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51%

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Labour Party female MP population 2023

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34%

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Average age of UK citizen (2023)

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40

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Population of ethnic minorities in the UK

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18%

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Femla epopulation of Parliament in 1979

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3%

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What is the BBBC

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Back bench Business Committee

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How many days to backbnechrs get in Parliamentary session

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35 days and 27 to debate

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How are chairs of select committee elected

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Secret ballot

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How do Lords offer representation

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Lords offer expertise
Cross bench peers

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Who are cross bench peers

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They are peers who are not associated with a specific party

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How could you describe the Speaker’s political stance/

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Independent

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What is the Trustee model also known as

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Burkean Model

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What is the Trustee Model

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This a model by which the MP makes decisions based on their own ideas rather than the wants of their constituency

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What is the Delegate Model

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The delegate model is when the MP makes decisions based off what their constituents want

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Who can be in the Grand Committee

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Any member of the Lords

19
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Is there a size limit on Grand Committee

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No

20
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How many member in a Public Bill Committee

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15-60 members

21
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How many questions does the leader of the opposition get at PMQ’s

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6

22
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How many questions does the 2nd largest Part leader get

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2

23
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What is an urgent question

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A question approved by the speaker which requires a minister to come to the chamber and give an immediate answer

24
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What is another name for the House of Commons

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Lower Chamber

25
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Describe the Westminster Model

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  1. Parliamentary Sovereignty
  2. Ministers accountable to Parliament
  3. Gov and Parliament are fused
  4. Independent judiciary to uphold but not strike down law
  5. Representative democracy
26
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How are hereditary peers oicked

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From a registry

27
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Three types of Lords

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Hereditary Peers
Lord Spirituals
Life peers

28
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Define Bicameralism

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A political system in which there are two chambers in the legislature

29
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Who are frontbenchers

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The PM, Ministers and Shadow Ministers

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Role of the Whip

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Ensuring MPs attend parliamentary divisions and instruct them on how to vote
Enforcing discipline

31
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What are parliamentary divisions

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Vote

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What is Input legitimacy

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The composition of an institution and its ability to respond to citizen’s concerns

33
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What is output legitimacy

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The effectiveness of an institutions performance and outcomes

34
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What are supply bills

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Bills on national taxation and public spending

35
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What is the House of Lords power over money bills

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They cannot delay or amend any bills which the speaker has determined a money bill

36
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3 Reasons HoC is superior to HoL

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  • They are elected
  • They have parliamentary sovereignty
  • Lords cannot block or delay money bills
37
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What are Private Member’s Bills

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20 MPs are chosen by ballot to advance a bill

38
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What is a 10 minute bill

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An MP is given 10 minuted to pitch their bill to Parliament

39
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Why do PMB’s find it difficult to achieve success

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PMB’s aren’t time tabled and only the first PMB on the order is certain to be debated

40
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How many PMB’s from 2019-2021 became law

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3.1%

41
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Average age of an MpP

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51

42
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Role of Public Bill Committee

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Scrutinise and amend bills

43
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How many in a Public Bill Committee

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15-60 members which often reflect the majority in the HoC

44
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Is there a limit of members in the Grand Committee

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No, any member of the Lords can take part in

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