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Relations Between Branches Flashcards

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R v Secretary of State for Exiting the EU

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  • Supreme Court ruled that Theresa May couldn’t trigger article 50 without parliamentary approval
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SC on proroguing of parliament

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  • SC ruled that Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament for 5 weeks was unlawful because it would prevent accountability
  • Ruled there was no reason to advise the Queen to suspend parliament
  • Unanimous decision
  • No legal consequence except they had to resume the parliamentary session
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What % of Bills from 2015-2021 were tabled by the Executive

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76.9%

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For how long did Blair not lose a single Commons vote?

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8 years

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Since 2019, how many MPs haven’t voted against their party

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321

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Same-sex marriage Bill

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  • 225 MP majority
  • 136 Conservative MPs opposed it
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Theresa May’s Brexit deal

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  • defeated by 230 votes
  • 118 MPs rebelled
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How many times longer was the Agriculture Act (2020) considered by the Lords vs the Commons?

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3

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How many crossbenchers in the Lords

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183

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How many questions is the leader if the Opposition given in PMQs

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6

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How has the number of urgent questions a day changed?

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  • Increased
  • 0.02 a day -> 0.88 a day
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How many independent MPs were elected in 2019

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0

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How much is the average majority since 1945

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58.5 seats

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How many defeats did Blair and Thatcher get

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4 each

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What happened to the Fixed term Parliament Act in 2022?

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It was repealed

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Johnson’s Plan B COVID-19 Measures

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  • In 2021, 99 Conservative MPs opposed it
  • Still passed with Labour’s support
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How representative is the Supreme Court?

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  • 87.5% go justices attended Oxbridge
  • 83% privately educated
  • 87.5 % have been men
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Terrorist Asset Freezing Act (2010)

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  • made to overrule the common law ruling by the Supreme Court that said that the government acted unlawfully when freezing the assets of suspected terrorists
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Evans vs Attorney general (2015)

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Court ruled that letter between Prince Charles and gov should be published under Freedom of Information Act

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Example of Supreme Court striking down secondary legislation

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R v Lord Chancellor (2016) - struck down restrictions on civil legal aid

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Example of Declaration of Incompatibility

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Crime & Security Act (2001) - replaced by Prevention of Terrorism Act (2005)

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Example of Supreme Court upholding rights protections

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R v Metropolitan Commissioner of Police - ruled that DNA records of innocent people have to be destroyed

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Example of lack of diversity impacting decisions

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Radmacher v Granatino - pre-nuptial agreements can be enforced by law - Only female justice dissented, saying it would affect more women

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