PROCESSES OF LAW MAKING

Question 1

how many steps are there in the governmental process of law making ?

Answer 1

`12

Question 2

What is the order of governmental processes of law making?

Answer 2

green paper
white paper 
bill 
first reading 
second reading 
committee stage 
report stage 
third reading 
ping pong 
act 
royal assent 
law

Question 3

what is green paper?

Answer 3

proposal

Question 4

what is white paper?

Answer 4

public opinion

Question 5

what is a bill?

Answer 5

draft to parliament

Question 6

what is first reading?

Answer 6

name and aims of bill read out

Question 7

what is second reading?

Answer 7

main debate and first vote

Question 8

what is committee stage?

Answer 8

select representatives amend the bill

Question 9

what is third reading?

Answer 9

final vote after amendments

Question 10

what is ping pong?

Answer 10

between house of lords and parliament to get the best version of the bill

Question 11

after ping pong, what happens?

Answer 11

go back to first reading

Question 12

the act becomes law through..

Answer 12

royal assent

Question 13

who are the judiciary?

Answer 13

UK citizens, legal qualification 5-7 years

Question 14

what three things does judges do?

Answer 14

sum up to the jury
impose fair sentencing
have unlimited sentencing power

Question 15

judicial precedent is when…

Answer 15

a judge forms the law

Question 16

case studies to show judicial precedent are…

Answer 16

Donoghue v Stevenson, negligence from a company

R v R marital rape becomes a crime

Question 17

statutory interpretation is when a judge…

Answer 17

calls upon a more senior judge to explain words or phrases in a statute

Question 18

what are the three tasks of judges?

Answer 18

select committee
house of lords
interpret laws

Question 19

select committee’s provide…

Answer 19

a certain area of expertise

Question 20

what happens in the house of lords?

Answer 20

was previously a higher court of appeal

Question 21

case studies to show governmental process of law making are…

Answer 21

Ann Ming who abolished double jeopardy law

Question 22

what are the two processes of law making?

Answer 22

government and judicial