Legislature

Question 1

House of Commons

Answer 1

• Full elected lower/first chamber
• Parliamentary democracy
• 650 MPs

Question 2

Bills

Answer 2

Proposal for a new law / change to an existing law:

• Public Bills
• Private bills
• Hybrid Bills

Question 3

Legislative process

Answer 3

• First reading
• Second reading
• Committee stage
• Report stage
• Third reading

SENT TO LORDS AND SAME

-no issues = royal assent

Question 4

How is the executive held to account?

Answer 4

Questions: eg PMQs

Debates: eg Emergency debates

Select committees

Question 5

Parliamentary privilege

Answer 5

“Thus privilege, through part of the law of the land, is to a certain extent an exemption from the general law”

Question 6

Freedom of speech in parliament

Answer 6

Members are free from arrest in civil matters

Question 7

Votes of no confidence

Answer 7

“That this house has no confidence in HM government”

-triggers an early election

Question 8

House of Lords

Answer 8

• Fully appointed upper/ second chamber

* 813 peers

Question 9

Salisbury convention

Answer 9

HoL won’t reject or make amendments to a manifesto bill

Question 10

Unicameral v Bicameral

Answer 10

Having a single legislative chamber v having two

Question 11

Parliament Act 1911

Answer 11

Lords lost power to amend/change money bills, prior to this they were on equal footing
Also any bill rejected would only be delayed by two years

Question 12

Parliament act 1949

Answer 12

Reduced delaying power to one year and two successful sessions by commons would pass it