Parliamentary Government Flashcards
Parliamentary governments?
Australia, Canada, and Great Britain
Electoral districts
Local geographical boundaries within which citizens vote
General election
The people of the country voting for the members of the House of Commons
House of Commons
Oversees laws and tax legislation; the more powerful of the two Houses of Parliament
House of Lords
Contains the High Court. Also called the “upper house”; composed of the lords temporal and spiritual
Impeachment
The charging of a public official of a crime or misdeed before a judging body of officials
Judiciary system
System of courts and the upholding of the laws of the land
Majority
Largest percentage of the whole body which, by vote, controls the direction of legislation
Palace of Westminster
Meeting site of both Houses of the British Parliament
Prime Minister
The leader of the majority party in the House of Commons
Sovereignty
Supremacy of rule; higher authority
What is the legislature of Great Britain called?
Parliament
Parliament has how many houses?
2, House of Commons and House of Lords
Elections for Parliament members may occur at?
Any time, not just on a fixed basis
Prime Minister and his Cabinet of top officials are controlled?
Directly by the Parliament
Rest of government’s ministers, the cabinet, may be selected by?
Either House of Parliament
Executive branch is, in effect, a?
Committee of the legislature
Elections must be held every?
5 years; Prime Minister may call elections earlier just not more than once a year
Party in power fails to obtain a parliamentary majority on an important issue?
It must call a general election
Majority parties in Parliament?
Conservative, Labour, and the coalition of Social Democrats and Liberals
Prime Minister holds office for how long?
As long as Parliament supports, or for up to five years
General election is held every?
5 years, but if an issue arises which may bring a vote against the Prime Minister, the vote may be at any time.
Prime minister is directly answerable to?
Parliament and must work closely with its members
High Court in Britain consists of members of the?
House of Lords
The House of Lords ____ judge the constitution of any law in the land.
May not
No British court may have an overriding power over who?
The Prime Minister and Parliament
House of Lords term?
Life or until retirement
How many members of House of Commons
651
Members of House of Commons are called?
Members of Parliament
Voting members of legislative branch in parliament?
House of Commons members
Members of House of Commons are voted upon by?
Their districts
House of Lords are hereditary peers who received their membership by?
Inheritance
Members of the House of Lords who have been given seats through an honored achievement they have accomplished are called
Life peers
Statues, laws, and taxes are under power of?
The parliament
More powerful House of Parliament?
House of Commons
Main function of House of Lords
Review and examine bills passed by House of Commons
While the House of Lords will amend bills from the House of Commons, it ____ changes a ____ drastically
Rarely, Bill
Lords spirituals
Senior officers from the Church of England
Fourth group in House of Lords?
Law lords, selected high-ranking magistrates form around the country, hear final legal appeals
One similarity between Supreme Court and The house of Lords is that:
They are both appointed for life
The ___ is he leader of the House of Commons?
Prime Minister
Story of Daniel’s stand for the Lord in the book of Daniel, chapter number?
6
Britain’s legislature is often referred to as the?
“Mother of Parliaments” because of its influence on the parliaments of other countries.
Parliament began in___ as a body of ____ and _____ advisers to the monarch
Medieval times, noble, ecclesiastic
Curia Regis
Great council, evolved into House of Lords
___ century parliament split into ___ houses and started gaining more control over ____ and ____.
14th, 2, laws, taxes
In ___ parliament created ____ and presided over the abdications a of ____ and _____ during that century.
1376, impeachment, Edward II, Richard II
Parliament gained significant ____ under _____ in the 1500s
Power, Henry VIII
Set the foundation for parliamentary sovereignty
Growth of House of Commons strength
In the _____ century the House of Commons moved away from the ____ and became _____
19th, monarchy, democratic
The Great Reform Bill of 1832?
Opened door for common person to get inboxed in politics; the bill gave the vote to the middle class for the first time
Creating of electoral districts?
1885
Daniel 6
Daniel did not become arrogant and stayed loyal to God, even when facing the threat of being thrown into the Lions’ den, he didn’t stop relationship with God
The Christians of Britain knew that action in voting booth could?
Carry a strong influence in the halls of government
