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Stages Of A Bill Through Parliament Flashcards

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What do most bills reflect

A

The policies of the elected government at the time

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Where do most bills start

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House of Commons

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Where must all finance bill start

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House of Commons

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When can a bill become an act

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When it has successfully passed through all seven stages of parliament

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What is a bill divided into

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Clauses

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Who introduces the bill in either house

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A government minister

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What is the first stage

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First reading

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What is done in the first reading

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The aims and the name of the bill are read out

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How is it decided if the bill can go forward from the first reading

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A vote

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What happens if in first reading it is voted that the bill so proceed

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An order for the bill to be printed

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What is the stage after the first reading

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Second reading

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What happens in the second reading

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Main debating stage

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What is debated in the second reading

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Broad principles

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Questions can be asked about the bill in the second reading who answers them

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The minister or mp

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A vote is taken in the second reading what is needed for it to continue

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Majority vote

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Stage after second reading

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Committee stage

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How many MPs can be involved in the committee stage

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15-60

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What happens in the committee stage

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Each clause is scrutinised

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What are the MPs in the committee stage known as

A

Standing committee

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If an amendment is made in the committee stage what must be done

A

A vote

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The stage after the committee stage

A

Report stage

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What happens in the report stage

A

The committee reports back to the house to explian any amendments

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What is debated in the report stage

A

Changes that have been made in the committee stage and they are either accepted or rejected

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What can also be further added in the report stage

A

Further amendments

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Stage after report stage

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Third reading

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What happens in the third reading

A

A vote takes place

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What is the third reading normally

A

A formality but a majority is still needed

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When can there be further debate in the third reading

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If 6 or more MPs request it

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What is the stage after the third reading

A

To the other house

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What happens when it gets sent to the other house

A

There is a first reading, second reading, committee stage and report stage

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What is different about the committee stage in the House of Lords

A

The whole house is included but not everyone turns up

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If the House of Lords makes amendments what must be done

A

It must be approved by the House of Commons

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What is it known as when a bill goes back and forth between the houses

A

Ping pong

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Who has the final say on a bill

A

House of Commons

34
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If House of Lords refuse to pass a bill how can the government still force it through parliament

A

Using the parliament act

35
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Give an example of when the parliament act was used to force an act through

A

The hunting act

36
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When did the House of Commons threaten to use the parliament act

A

In the homosexual act

37
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What is the final step of a bill going through parliament

A

Royal assent

38
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Where does the bill go after passing through both houses

A

To the monarch

39
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Which act allows the houses to be notified by the speaker that royal assent has been given

A

Royal assent act

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If a bill successfully gets through all stages what happens

A

A bill becomes an act and becomes law

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