Parliamentary Law Making Flashcards
Structure Guidance
Assess with 3 Advantages the value of parliamentary law making
- It is democratic, and the public can vote people out at a general election every 5 years
- It is possible to reform whole areas of law in one act
- Acts of parliament set broad policies and give powers to others to make detailed regulations, known as legislations
Assess with 2 Disadvantages the value of parliamentary law making
- very long and complex meaning difficult to understand
- Parliament do not have the time to deal with all proposed reforms
What does an act of parliament start as
A bill
List the set procedure a bill undertakes to become an act
- First Reading
- Second Reading
- Committee stage
- Report Stage
- Third Reading
Describe the First reading
- Bill is introduced
- Title is read out
- Vote to decide if it should carry on to the next stage
Who normally prepares and proposes a bill
A government minister (for example if the bill relates to schools the government minister for education will introduce the bill)
Describe the second reading
- The house debates the bill
- Theres another vote
Describe the committee stage
- a committee of cross party MPs with a special interest with the subject of the bill will scrutinise the bill and find amendments where necessary.
Describe the report stage
The committee reports back to the house and a vote is taken
Describe the third reading
It is a final vote to decide whether the bill should proceed to the other house
Define Parliamentary Ping Pong
Where a bill is passed back and forth between the house of commons and lords until all amendments are approved
Describe the Royal Assent
When both houses approve the bill and it is sent to the monarch who gives royal assent to the bill, creating a law.
