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Parliamentary legislation Flashcards

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1
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What is a public bill?

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Affects either the whole country or a large section of it

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What is the most common form of bill?

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A public bill

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  • Affects either the whole country or a large section of it
  • most common form of bill
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A public bill

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Example of a public bill

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Equality Act 2010

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Affects only individual people or corporations

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Private bill

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Private bill

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Affects only individual people or corporations

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Example of a private bill

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University College London Act 1996

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Private members’ bills

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Bills introduced by individual MPs

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Bills introduced by individual MPs

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Private members’ bills

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Government Bills

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Introduced by government ministers

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  • introduced by government ministers
  • take priority because they are backed by the government
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Government Bills

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What type of bill takes priority?

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Government Bills

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Why do government bills take priority?

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They are backed by government

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What allows a bill to become law even if the HoL rejects it, providing that the bill passes all stages again in the HoC?

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The Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949

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The Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 allow for what?

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A bill to become law even if the HoL rejects it, providing that the bill passes all stages again in the HoC

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First stage of legislation

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An idea for legislation

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Stage after an idea for legislation

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Green paper

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Stage after green paper

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White paper (bill)

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Stage after white paper

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First Reading

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Stage after first reading

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Second Reading

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Stage after second reading

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Committee stage

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stage after committee stage

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Report stage

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Stage after report stage

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Third reading

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Stage after third reading

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Passed to HoL

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Stage after passing to HoL

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Royal Assent

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What happens to the green paper?

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Sent to interested parties, who gather and refine ideas, and then send back the report

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What is the white paper?

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A detailed draft of the proposed legislation that takes into account suggestions made in the Green Paper, if this is issued

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A detailed draft of the proposed legislation that takes into account suggestions made in the Green Paper, if this is issued

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White paper

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Who drafts the white paper?

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The Parliamentary Counsel to the Treasury

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The white paper must be what?

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  • unambiguous
  • precise
  • comprehensive
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What is the first reading?

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A formality in which the name and the main aims of the Bill are read out

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What is the second reading?

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Formal debate that ends in a vote

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Formal debate that ends in a vote

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Second reading

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Who controls debates?

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The speaker

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How does the speaker control the debate?

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Those who wish to speak must catch the speaker’s eye

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What happens in the Committee stage?

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  • scrutiny of the bill, which is amended in line with the intended outcome
  • Any suggestions proposed are voted on by those present
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How many MPs are involved in the Committee Stage?

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16-50

38
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MPs in the committee stage are chosen specifically due to…

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their knowledge of the subject

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What happens in the Report stage?

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Alterations made in the committee stage are reported back to HoC, where they read again, debate and vote

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Alterations made in the committee stage are reported back to HoC, where they read again, debate and vote

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Report stage

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  • scrutiny of the bill, which is amended in line with the intended outcome
  • Any suggestions proposed are voted on by those present
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Committee stage

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Third Reading

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Final vote on the bill

42
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The bill is unlikely to be rejected at what stage?

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Third reading

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What happens when the bill is passed to the HoL?

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The process repeats in the HoL

44
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Differences in the process in the HoL

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  • Committee stage can involve all members of the HoL
  • the government cannot restrict the subjects under discussion or impose a time limit
45
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What is royal assent?

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The monarch approves the bill and it becomes an Act of Parliament

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