Processes of law making

Question 1

what are the processes of law making

Answer 1

government and judicial

Question 2

what do government do in processes of law making

Answer 2

change an existing law or make a new law

Question 3

what happens before the process

Answer 3

protests are made to raise awareness

Question 4

what are the stages of the government process of law making

Answer 4

• green
• white
• consultation stage
• first reading
• second reading
• committee stage
• report stage
• third reading
• royal ascent

Question 5

consultation stage?

Answer 5

draft of bill is made

Question 6

first reading?

Answer 6

title read to house of lords and commons

Question 7

second reading?

Answer 7

main debate of the bill and voted

Question 8

committee stage?

Answer 8

select committee make amendments

Question 9

report stage?

Answer 9

amendments made and reported

Question 10

third reading?

Answer 10

if changes are made sent back to the houses

Question 11

royal ascent?

Answer 11

monarch signs off bill

Question 12

what is the bill called after the royal ascent

Answer 12

an Act of Parliament

Question 13

what are the two processes of judicial law making

Answer 13

• statutory interpretation

- judicial precedent

Question 14

what is statutory interpretation

Answer 14

interpreting new words and phrases of any new laws that come so all judges are in agreement

Question 15

who can do statutory interpretation

Answer 15

superior and high courts

Question 16

what is judicial precedent

Answer 16

when a case appears and they have to make a judgement which forms a law