Parliamentry Law Making Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

Are the House of Lords elected or unelected?

A

unelected

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Are the House of Commons elected or unelected?

A

elected

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What two things happen during the pre-legislative process?

A

The Green and White paper

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

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

A

Pre legislative process (Green and White Papers)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

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

A

Bill is drafted

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

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?

A

First Reading

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

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

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

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

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

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

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

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

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

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

A

Same procedure in other house

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

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

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

What is the difference between the Green and White papers?

A

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

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

What comes first the Green or White paper?

A

Green

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

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

A

a Bill

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

What is a public bill?

A

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

17
Q

What is a private members bill?

A

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

18
Q

What is a private bill?

A

A bill designed to only affect individuals or corporations.

19
Q

Public Bill example.

A

Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015

20
Q

Private Members Bill example.

A

Abortion Act 1967

21
Q

Private Bill example

A

University College London Act 1996

22
Q

What happens in the first reading?

A

Main aims of bill announced. No debate

23
Q

What happens in the second reading?

A

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.

24
Q

What happens at the Committee Stage?

A

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

25
Q

What happens at the report stage?

A

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.

26
Q

What happens during the third reading?

A

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

27
Q

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

A

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