Paper 2 - Parliamentary Law Making Flashcards
Who is the main legislative and what do they do?
Parliament and they pass laws
Why is Parliament the main legislative body in the UK?
- The method of judicial law-making through precedents is not suitable for major changes to the law.
- Also judges are not elected by the people
What is an Act of Parliament?
Laws passed by Parliament
What additional powers does Parliament have?
they can delegate power to Government Ministers and their departments to make detailed rules and regulations (which supplement the Acts)
what are the 3 parts to parliament
The Monarch, House of Lords and the House of Commons
how many members of parliament are elected from constituencies throughout the uk at least once every five years?
650 (elected by the public)
why does the house of commons have more power now than the house of lords
because they are democratically elected
what is the role of the house of commons
to scrutinise proposals before making them law or statute
how many appointed life peers are in the house of lords
700
how many hereditary peers are in the house of lords
96
true or false - the 12 most senior judges sit in the house of lords
false- they no longer sit in the HoL instead form the separate supreme court
what color paper is the consultative document on a topic in the Government view is put forward with proposals for law reform by the Minister responsible?
green (1st draft)
what happens before the 2nd draft is published?
interested parties are invited to send comments so all sides can consider and potentially change the proposal
what color is the finalized 2nd draft with the proposals for a new law published by Government
White
Why is consultation key to the pre-legislative process?
to avoid knee jerk laws it dangerous dogs act 1991 as they can cause problems in court
