Main roles and functions of Parliament Flashcards

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What are the 3 main roles/functions of Parliament?

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  • Representation
  • Legislation
  • Scrutiny&Accountability
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What are the 2 other roles of Parliament (not the main roles)

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  • Legitimisation

- Political recruitment

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How does Parliament fulfil the role of representation?

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Commons MP’s are elected to serve a geographical constituency and those who live there

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What should MP’s represent?

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the concerns of their constituents within Parliament

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How does Parliament perform the role of Legislation?

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Parliaments primary function as a legislature is to legislate

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Although most of a government’s legislature is uncontroversial, what must it past through before it can become law?

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both chambers

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When may a government’s legislature not need to be passed through both chambers?

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if the Parliament Act is invoked

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How does Parliament play an important role in scrutinising government? (2)

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  • through parliamentary committees

- other procedures such as PM Questions

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How does Parliament perform the role of legitimisation ?

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a government must have the confidence of the commons, if it does not it can cause its withdrawal through a Vote of no confidence

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When was there a vote of no confidence?

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James Callaghan’s Labour government 1979

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In what year was James Callaghan’s Labour government given a vote of no confidence ?

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1979

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How does Parliament reform the role of Political recruitment?

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Parliament provides the recruiting pool for which all members of the government are drawn

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13
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What have most ministers served before taking a high office?

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an apprenticeship

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14
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Who is an example of someone who was brought into the Lords as a means of bringing them into Parliament?

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Andrew Adonis in 2005

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