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Parliamentary Law Making Flashcards

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1
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What is a green paper?

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Consultative document that sets out ideas for legislation

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What is a white paper?

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Final/ firm proposals

Eg; court & legal services act 1989 preceded 3 green papers and 1 white paper

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What is a public bill?

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A bill that affects a large majority of the population

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What is a government bill?

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Bills that are introduced by government

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Give an example of a government bill

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Access to justice act 1999

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Is a government bill public or private?

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Public

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What is a private members bill?

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Bills introduced by backbench MP’s whose names have been selected by ballot.

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Give an example of a private members bill

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Abortion act 1967 by David Steele
Marriage act 1994
Murder act 1965 (death penalty removed)

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Is a private members bill public or private?

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Public

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What is a private bill?

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Only effect specific bodies of people

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Which type of bill is the abortion act 1967?

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Private members bill

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Give an example of a private bill

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Medway Council act 2004

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What is a hybrid bill?

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A cross between a public bill and a private bill, effect the legal rights of a small number of people

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Give an example of a hybrid bill

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The channel tunnel act 1987

Cross rail act 2008

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Which type of bill is the channel tunnel act 1987?

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Hybrid

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Which type of bill is the cross rail act 2008?

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Hybrid bill

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What happens in the first reading of a bill?

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Title of the bill is dead out to the house

18
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Where do finance bills begin?

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House of Commons

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What happens in the second reading?

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House holds a debate on the main principles of the bill, a vote is taken to see whether bill should procede further.

20
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What happens in the committee stage?

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Detailed examination of each clause, amendments posed.

21
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What happens in the report stage?

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Committee reports back to the house from any amendments that have been made, these are debated and voted on.

22
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What happens in the third reading?

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Bill presented to house and a final vote is taken?

23
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What is ping pong?

A

Bill being passed to and from the House of Lords and the hour of commons after amendments have been made.

24
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What is the order of the stages that take place when a bill first goes to either the House of Lords or the House of Commons?

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First reading
Second reading
Committee stage
Report stage
Third reading
25
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Once a bill has successfully been through the stages in both houses, what happens?

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Royal assent

26
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What is royal assent?

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Formal consent of the monarch

27
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When was the last time a monarch refused a bill?

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Queen Anne 1707

28
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Give an advantage of the parliamentary process

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Democratic
Takes note of public opinion
Thorough and detailed

29
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Give a disadvantage of the parliamentary process

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Time consuming
Inadequate scrutiny
House of Lords (not elected) able to delay
Can take a long time

30
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What is parliamentary supremacy?

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The idea that parliament is the supreme law making body in the country

31
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What is a limitation on parliamentary supremacy?

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Must follow EU law

Must follow human rights act 1998

32
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Give an example of a pressure group

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Green peace

Etc

33
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What is a sectional group?

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Represent their own particular section of society

34
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Give an example of a sectional group?

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Trade unions

Professional associations

35
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What is a causal group?

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Promote an idea or belief

36
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Give an example of a causal pressure group

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Green peace

Amnesty international

37
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Give an advantage of pressure groups

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Give the public a voice
Help tell MP’s what people want
Raise public awareness
Can be consulted for expertise

38
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Give a disadvantage of pressure groups

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Smaller pressure groups often go unrecognised
Strikes and protests can cause problems
Sometimes only represent a minority view

39
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Define pressure groups

A

Bodies of people with a shared interest which influence the government in making the law

40
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Give an advantage of the media in law making?

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Powerful in bringing issues to publics attention

Adds weight to a public opinion

41
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Give a disadvantage of the media in law making?

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Can represent the minority (newspaper companies)
Newspapers often adopt views which reflect those of their owners
Can be bias
Information is not always factual

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