Parliament Flashcards
Members of the House of Commons are elected for _ _______. The government can, within the life of Parliament, call a general election at…
5 years, the time of their choosing
MP Requirements
- at least __ years of age
- cannot be members of the ______ __ _____
- Can’t be members of the ________, civil servants, members of the armed forces, or _________ _____
18, House of Lords, judiciary, police force
How many hereditary peers are there? What are their rankings? (There are four)
92, Duke, Viscount, Earl, Baron
What class of peers are appointed by the Monarch on advice of the PM?
Life peers
Which class of peers constitute the 26 most senior bishops of the Church of England
Lord Spirituals
Each session of Parliament (generally a period of __ _______) begins with the _______ _______. It’s prepared by government and outlines their __________ _______ for the following session.
12 months, King’s speech, legislative proposals
What stage of a bill passage involves the formal introduction of the bill into the Chamber and where the government explains its intentions?
First reading
What stage of bill passage are the principles of the bill debated?
Second reading
What stage of bill passage involves a group of house members scrutinising the bill line by line, receiving evidence, and making amendments?
Committee stage
What stage of bill passage involves the bill being reconsidered by the whole house in light of the committee amendments?
Report stage
What stage of bill passage involves the bill’s final review?
Third reading
What’s the term to describe the process that any amendments made by the other chamber must be sent back to the first chamber for approval?
Amendment ‘ping pong’
Once a bill has been approved by the House of Commons and the House of Lords, it must receive _____ ______ to become law
Royal assent
What is the term given to the idea that if a government bill is implementing a commitment that a party made in their manifesto, the House of Lords will grant a second reading by default?
Salisbury Convention
Under the _________ _____ Under Parliament Acts 1911 - 1949, if the House of ______ block legislation already passed in the _________, and the bill is passed in the Commons again in the following year, and the _____ block it again, it will still be sent for Royal Assent
Suspensory veto, Lords, Commons, Lords
Bills usually have a commencement _____ later then when the bill receives Royal assent so that the government has time to make commencement ______ and regulations to bring the law into effect
date, orders
Can parts of laws have different commencement dates?
Yes
When does an Act that lacks a commencement provision take effect?
As soon as it receives Royal Assent
What is the name of the provision in a Bill that gives it an expiry date once it is passed into law?
Sunset clause
Secondary legislation is that which is made by the __________ under the authority granted to it by an ____ __ ____________.
government, Act of Parliament
Under the __________ Resolution procedure for enacting secondary legislation, a draft is laid in ____ ______ and will take effect unless either house rejects within __ _____
Negative, both houses, 40 days
Under the __________ Resolution procedure for enacting secondary legislation, a draft is laid in ____ ______ and will take effect only if they ____ vote in favour
Affirmative, both houses, both
Can amendments be made to the draft secondary legislation by either house under the negative or affirmative resolution procedure?
No
Can secondary legislation by struck down by the courts? Why/why not?
Yes - because it’s made by the government and not Parliament
What’s the name of the principle that provides that no member of Parliament can be challenged in court for anything said in Parliament?
Parliamentary privilege
Parliamentary privilege does not prevent the _______ from referring to the official record of ______ in Parliament to help interpret _________ as intended by Parliament
courts, debates, legislation
What’s the name of the convention that prohibits MPs and peers from referring to cases which are currently before the courts during debates?
Sub judicie rule
