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Parliament Flashcards

1
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What sort of structure does parliament have ?

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Bicameral

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2
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How many MPs are there?

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650

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3
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What is a back bencher?

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An MP who does not hold a ministerial or shadow ministerial position

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4
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Who was re-elected as an independent after being in a party?

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Sylvia Hermon was an ulster unionist MP but was re-elected as a independent in North down in 2010 and 2015

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5
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When was the expenses scandal?

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2009

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What is parliamentary privilege?

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The legal immunity enjoyed by members of parliament.

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7
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What are the two Most important elements of parliamentary privilege?

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  • Freedom of speech

- Exclusive cognisance (right of each house to regulate its own internal affairs)

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What are the conditions under the recall of MPs act 2015?

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If MPs who have been imprisoned or suspended for at least 21 sitting days. after 8 weeks 10% of eligible electors have signed a recall petition

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9
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What are the three main roles of party whips?

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  • ensuring MPs attend parliamentary votes
  • issuing instructions
  • enforcing Discipline within the parliamentary party
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10
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Which speaker and when was forced to step down?

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Micheal Martin in 2009

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11
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What sort of speaker was bercow?and why?

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A reformist, he wanted to enhance parliamentary scrutiny of the executive and champion back bench MPs

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12
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What act reduced the number hereditary peers?

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The House of Lords act 1999

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13
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Which party dominated the house of lords before 1999?

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The conservatives

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14
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What proportion of women in 2017 are members of the House of Lords compared to prior 1999?

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2017 - 26%

Before 1999 - 9%

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What is the Salisbury doctrine?

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Bills implementing manifesto commitments are not opposed by the lords

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What did the parliamentary act of 1949 do?

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Reduced the time the House of Lords could block bills passed by the commons to 1 parliamentary session

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17
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What act did the House of Lords suspend for 1 year?

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Hunting act 2004

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18
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What act gave the prime minister the right to appoint members to the upper house for life?

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The life peerages act 1958

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19
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In 2017 how many conservatives were in the House of Lords?

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253

20
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How many women are in the House of Lords as of 2017?

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207 - 26%

21
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What are the exclusive powers of the House of Commons?

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  • right to insist on legislation
  • financial privilege
  • power to dismiss the executive
22
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What are the main conventions underpinning the relationship between the two chambers of parliament?

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  • Salisbury doctrine
  • reasonable time
  • secondary legislation
23
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What is confidence and supply?

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Requirements that the government must be able to command a majority in the House of Commons on votes of confidence and of supply (e.g. budget). Also used to refer to an agreement between the governing party and a smaller party in which the latter agrees to support the government on key votes in return for policy concessions .

24
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What is confidence motion?

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A motion of confidence in the government. It may be initiated by the government as a threat of dissolution, or used to approve the formation of a new government under the fixed term parliaments act 2011.

25
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What is a motion of no confidence?

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A parliamentary censure motion initiated by the opposition which if passed requires the resignation of the government

26
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When did the Salisbury doctrine come under strain?

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In 2005 when the House of Lords voted against an identity cards bill, even though it featured in labours manifestos

27
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What is the the reasonable time convention?

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The convention that the House of Lords should consider all government business within a reasonable time. It should not deliberately overlook or delay consideration of government bills and ensure they are passed by the end of the session

28
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Examples of the House of Lords blocking legislation?

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Sexual offences (amendment) act 2000 and the hinting act 2004

29
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How many times was the Blair and Brown government defeated in the House of Commons compared to the House of Lords?

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Only 7 times in the House of Commons, but over 400 times in the House of Lords

30
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How many times was the 2010-15 coalition government defeated in the House of Lords?

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99 times

31
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What factors have increased the effectiveness of the House of Lords?

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  • party balance
  • enhanced legitimacy
  • government mandate
  • support from MPs
32
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What are the two types of legitimacy?

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Output and input

33
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What are the functions of Parliament?

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  • legislation
  • scrutiny
  • debate
  • recruitment of ministers
  • representation
34
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What is a public bill?

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A bill concerning a general issue of public policy, introduced by a government minister

35
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What is green paper?

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A government document setting out various options for legislation and inviting comment.

36
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What is white paper?

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A government document setting out a detailed proposal for legislation

37
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How many draft bills were published between 1997 and 2010?

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75

38
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What is the public bill stage? And who considers the stage?

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Where members of the public can comment on proposed legislation online. The comments are then collated by the public bill committee

39
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What are the stages legislation must go through before becoming law?

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  • first stage
  • second stage
  • committee stage
  • report stage
  • third reading
  • House of Lords stages
40
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In the 2015-16 session how many public bill committees were there?

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22

41
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What are private member bills?

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A bill sponsored by a back bench MP.

42
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What are the three roots Private member bills can take?

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  • ballot
  • ten minute rule
  • presentation
43
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In the 2017-2019 session how many private member bills were passed by 10 minute rule?

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1

44
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Why might the government want MPs to propose private member bills?

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So that the government isn’t seen as decisive on controversial issues, alienating certain voters e.g. abortion act 1967

45
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What is secondary legislation?

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A law made by ministers, who have been granted this authority by an act of Parliament

46
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What is the delegate model of representation?

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The delegate model of representation is a model of a representative democracy. In this model, constituents elect their representatives as delegates for their constituency. … This model was contested by Edmund Burke.

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