Lesson 40 Flashcards

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Petition

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Formal process involving sending a written appeal to an MP, following a set format, which is then presented to the Commons by the MP

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Lobby

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Try to influence the opinions of MPs and lords

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Legislation

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Possible future laws

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Committee stage

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Period after a proposed law has been discussed by Parliament when it is looked at in detail by a group of people

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Bill

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Proposal for a law currently under discussion

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Select committee

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Committee that checks and reports on some aspect of government work

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Scrutinizing

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Looking very closely at

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Briefing

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Informational

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Rallies

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Large political meetings or demonstrations

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Ultimately

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In the end

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Down to

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The responsibility of

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Set out

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In the correct format

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Hansard

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The official record of parliamentary business

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Present

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Make something known

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Constitutions

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People who voted for them, people in their constituency [political region]

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Speaker

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MP with responsibilities for controllingthe way parliamentary business is done

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Observations

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Comments

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Substantive

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Of significance

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Policies

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Official plans of action

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Environmental audit

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Closely examines environmental consequences of government decisions

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Cross departmental boundaries

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Deals with different departments

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Allegations

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Complaints that have not been proven

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Conduct

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Behavior

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Shadow

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Follow closely to see how a job is done

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Wide-ranging

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Covering many subjects, diverse

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Expertise

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High level of knowledge or skill

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Constitution

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Full set of laws of a country