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Parliamentry Law Making Flashcards

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Are the House of Lords elected or unelected?

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unelected

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Are the House of Commons elected or unelected?

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elected

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What two things happen during the pre-legislative process?

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The Green and White paper

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Bill is drafted
First reading
Second reading
Committee stage
Report stage
Third reading
Same procedure in other house
Royal Assent
What is missing?

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Pre legislative process (Green and White Papers)

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Pre-legislative process (Green and White Papers)
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First reading
Second reading
Committee stage
Report stage
Third reading
Same procedure in other house
Royal Assent
What is missing?

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Bill is drafted

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Pre-legislative process (Green and White Papers)
Bill is drafted
🥰
Second reading
Committee stage
Report stage
Third reading
Same procedure in other house
Royal Assent
What is missing?

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First Reading

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Pre-legislative process (Green and White Papers)
Bill is drafted
First reading
🥰
Committee stage
Report stage
Third reading
Same procedure in other house
Royal Assent
What is missing?

A

Second Reading

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Pre-legislative process (Green and White Papers)
Bill is drafted
First reading
Second reading
🥰
Report stage
Third reading
Same procedure in other house
Royal Assent
What is missing?

A

Committee Stage

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Pre-legislative process (Green and White Papers)
Bill is drafted
First reading
Second reading
Committee stage
🥰
Third reading
Same procedure in other house
Royal Assent
What is missing?

A

Report Stage

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Pre-legislative process (Green and White Papers)
Bill is drafted
First reading
Second reading
Committee stage
Report stage
🥰
Same procedure in other house
Royal Assent
What is missing?

A

Third Reading

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Pre-legislative process (Green and White Papers)
Bill is drafted
First reading
Second reading
Committee stage
Report stage
Third reading
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Royal Assent
What is missing?

A

Same procedure in other house

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Pre-legislative process (Green and White Papers)
Bill is drafted
First reading
Second reading
Committee stage
Report stage
Third reading
Same procedure in other house
🥰
What is missing?

A

Royal assent

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What is the difference between the Green and White papers?

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Green papers gather feedback on changes to policy while white papers outline legislative proposals and a plan for government policy.

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What comes first the Green or White paper?

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Green

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What is a new law called while it’s making its way through the stages of becoming an Act of Parliament?

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a Bill

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What is a public bill?

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A bill that involves a matter of public policy that affect the whole/most of the country.

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What is a private members bill?

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A bill that gives the opportunity to individual MPs who are not part of the government to introduce a bill

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What is a private bill?

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A bill designed to only affect individuals or corporations.

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Public Bill example.

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Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015

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Private Members Bill example.

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Abortion Act 1967

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Private Bill example

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University College London Act 1996

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What happens in the first reading?

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Main aims of bill announced. No debate

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What happens in the second reading?

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Main debate focused on main principles rather than details. At then the end a vote is taken and there must be a majority in favour for bill to be taken further.

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What happens at the Committee Stage?

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There’s a detailed examination of the Bill by a committee of between 15-60MPs

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What happens at the report stage?

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Committee will give their feedback to the house for debate. Then there is a vote at the end on whether to accept the amendments. If the committee has no scrutiny this stage will be skipped.

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What happens during the third reading?

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The House is given a final chance to look at bill and decide whether they want it to go further.

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What happens when the process is repeated in the other house?

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The other house is given the bill and has to go through the : First reading,second reading,committee stage,report stage, and third reading

28
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List 4 advantages of the legislative process (Parliamentary Law Making) :

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-full reform
-detailed debate
-democratic
-delegated legislation/consultation

29
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Explain this advantage of the legislative process (Parliamentary Law Making) : full reform

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Parliament can reform and consolidate whole areas of law in one act , making the law simpler to find.

30
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What act is an example full reform being an advantage of the legislative process?

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the Fraud Act 2006, which abolished old offences of fraud and deception and created a newer, simpler structure of offences.

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Explain this advantage of the legislative process (Parliamentary Law Making) : detailed debate

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Bills are subject to scrutiny and detailed consideration as they must pass a number of different stages in Parliament. MPs and Lords from opposing parties will examine and vote on the Bill meaning the scrutiny is balanced, objective and thorough.

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Explain this advantage of the legislative process (Parliamentary Law Making) : democratic

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Parliamentary made law is made by our elected representatives and gives effect to election manifesto commitments. And as there is a general election every 5 years a government can be voted out if it has not performed how the electorate expected.

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Explain this advantage of the legislative process (Parliamentary Law Making) : delegated legislation/consultation

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Acts of Parliament can set broad policies and give powers to others, this is an advantage because the general structure is laid down by the relevant experts in the specific field, allowing greater detail in the law.

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List 4 disadvantages of the legislative process (Parliamentary Law Making) :

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-lengthy process
-lack of publicity
-complexity
-lack of Parliamentary time

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Explain this disadvantage of the legislative process (Parliamentary Law Making): lengthy process

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-The whole process, from Green Paper to Royal Assent, can take several months, even years. (the Consumers Rights Act 2015 took 14 months)
-Making legislation too quickly could result in poorly considered legislation.(Dangerous Dogs Act 1991)

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What act is an example of the legislative process being too lengthy?

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the Consumers Rights Act 2015 took 14 months from first reading to Royal Assent.

37
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Explain this disadvantage of the legislative process (Parliamentary Law Making): lack of publicity

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The public should know when the law has changed after an Act has come into effect, but many acts recieve little to no publicity before hand. (the Control of Horses Act 2015)

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What act is an example of the lack of publicity during the legislative process?

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the Control of Horses Act 2015, which states that occupiers of land can detain a horse which is on their land wihtout permission.

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Explain this disadvantage of the legislative process (Parliamentary Law Making): complexity

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Acts of Parliament are very long and written in complex langauge, making them difficult to understand.

40
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Explain this disadvantage of the legislative process (Parliamentary Law Making): lack of Parliamentary time

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The government controls the Parliamentary timetable and there is not always time to consider all reforms that are proposed.
Legislation may be a compromise of the Commons and Lords in order to ensure law is passed, rather than in its best form.

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