Parliamentary law making (2)

Question 1

what are the 3 main bodies that make up our law making process?

Answer 1

• house of commons
• house of lords
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Question 2

What is the house of commons

Answer 2

Made up of 650 Mps who are elected by the pubic.
Must be a general election every 5 years. Each Mp represents a local area.

Question 3

what is the house of lords

Answer 3

made up of life peers, hereditary peers and senior bishops of the church of england.
They bring expertise to the house and law making process.

Question 4

What is the monarch

Answer 4

This is the king. The monarchs signature is needed on a bill before it can become law.

Question 5

What are the 3 types of bills

Answer 5

• public bill
• private bill
• private members bill

Question 6

what is a bill

Answer 6

a proposed act of parliment

Question 7

What is a public bill and who is it created by?

Answer 7

involves matters of public policy that will affect the whole or large proportion of the country.
Created by the government

Question 8

What is the example of a public bill?

Answer 8

The police and criminal evidence act 1984.

Question 9

What is a private bill and who is it created by?

Answer 9

Only affects individuals or corporations. they are promoted by organisations like local authorities or private companies.

Question 10

what is the example of a private bill?

Answer 10

the faversham oyster fishery company act 2017.

Question 11

What is a private members bill and who is it created by?

Answer 11

to change or make laws that apply to the general population.
It is a type of public bill, its just how its brought in.
Only members of the House of commons can bring them in (MPs)

Question 12

what is the example of a private members bill?

Answer 12

the abortion act 1967

Question 13

what is the pneumonic to remember the parliamentary law making process.

Answer 13

green winged dragons fly slowly clockwise round the old ruin

Question 14

1- Green paper

Answer 14

contains general proposals

Question 15

2- White paper

Answer 15

detailed proposals are set out after initial consultations

Question 16

what is the consultation stage

Answer 16

Green and white paper

Question 17

3- draft bill

Answer 17

proposals for new law.
drafted by govt lawyers into a formal draft bill

Question 18

what is a bill

Answer 18

a proposed act of parliment

Question 19

4- first reading

Answer 19

Just a formality
name of bill is read out
date is set for second reading

Question 20

5- second reading

Answer 20

the main debate on the principles of the bill. at the end of discussion a vote is taken to decide if it should progress to the next stage.

Question 21

6- committee stage

Answer 21

Between 12 and 50 Mps examine the bill and suggest changes.
Committee have knowledge of bill.

Question 22

7- report stage

Answer 22

Committee reports these amendment back to the hosue of commons
house of commons then vote if they should stay or go

Question 23

8- third reading

Answer 23

final vote takes places in the house it started in

Question 24

9- other house

Answer 24

goes through the other house to suggest changes and amendments

Question 25

what is ping ponging

Answer 25

when the bill bounces back and forth between both houses on the amendments and both houses agreeing.
This happens in the other house reading stage.

Question 26

What are the 2 acts of parliament that help to solve disagreements between the commons and lords

Answer 26

The parliament act 1911
The parliament act 1949

Question 27

10- royal assent

Answer 27

monarch gives approval
after this it can become an act of parliament

Question 28

when can the act commence

Answer 28

midnight that day or specific date in the future.

Question 29

what are the advanatges of the process

Answer 29

• upholds the rule of law principle
• process is intensely scrutinised
• conducted by those democratically elected
• allows for consultation

Question 30

what are the disadvantages of the process

Answer 30

• complex and lack clarity
• time consuming
• confusing for the public
• law making process is undemocratic (lords are not elected)