Relationships Between Branches

Question 1

What is a lobby fodder

Answer 1

Blindly supports their party’s position without independent thought or critical analysis

Question 2

When are PMQs

Answer 2

12pm to 12:30pm Wednesdays

Question 3

How many departmental select committees are there? What do they do?

Answer 3

19 shadow the work of all major departments of government, carrying out inquiries seeing govt papers writing reports and calling q&a sessions with ministers, civil servants and other witnesses

Question 4

What do public account committees do?

Answer 4

Examine govt legislation

Question 5

In the labour governments of 74 to 79 what percentage of labour mps voted against the whip

Answer 5

45%

Question 6

In what percentage of votes in his 2nd and 3rd term did Blair see revolts

Answer 6

20%

Question 7

What was the size of Blair’s majority in 1997

Answer 7

178

Question 8

In his first 2 terms how many votes did Blair lose

Answer 8

Zero

Question 9

Cameron’s coalition govt resulted in a majority of what

Answer 9

77

Question 10

What and when was the British response to the global financial crisis

Answer 10

Bank rescue package totally around £500 million announced 8 October

Question 11

On how many occasions was Blair defeated in the lords in his 1st 2 terms

Answer 11

353

Question 12

How defeats did Cameron’s govt suffer in the lords

Answer 12

100

Question 13

When was the Supreme Court properly established

Answer 13

2009

Question 14

How are Supreme Court judges appointed

Answer 14

Independent judicial appointments commission (jac)

Question 15

How are Supreme Court judges paid

Answer 15

Consolidated fund

Question 16

What are the kilmuir rules and around when were they established

Answer 16

1950s, traditionally judges do not speak out on political issues

Question 17

Vive an example of a departamental select committee

Answer 17

Nov/dec 2023 COVID inquiry

Question 18

Who made up the quad

Answer 18

Clegg, Cameron, Osborne Alexander

Question 19

When did the Supreme Court rule the Rwanda plan illegal

Answer 19

15th November

Question 20

What was the result of the R. Miller v secretary of state decision

Answer 20

7-4 parliament has to decide on Brexit Scotland said no, England said yes

Question 21

Describe hj&ht v homesec

Answer 21

2010, can’t deport a gay Iranian or gay Cameroon because they will be prosecuted, br has hra/ international obligations-human right, constitutional issue, one of the 1st cases heard by the Supreme Court

Question 22

Lee vs Ashers baking company

Answer 22

2018, support for gay marriage, evangelical Christian, aspects of civil rights, aka main state in the ECHR

Question 23

Evan’s vs attorney General black spider memo’

Answer 23

2015, monarchy’s involvement in politics, rights of citizens to request info

Question 24

When was the freedom of information act

Answer 24

2000

Question 25

What was the wright committee

Answer 25

Set up by Tony wright togain more power for backbench MPs.

Question 26

How many days does the backbench business have each committee parliament

Answer 26

35 days

Question 27

AM (Zimbabwe) v home sec

Answer 27

2018, convicted of criminal cases but HIV positive - ideal medication not available in Zimbabwe

Question 28

R vs metropolitan police commissioner

Answer 28

2011, ruled that police couldn’t keep DNA records of innocent people