The Legislative Process Flashcards
Who proposed the idea of separation of powers
Montesquie
What are the three separations of power
- Legislative (Parliament)
- Judiciary (Judges)
- Executive (Government)
What is Parliament when it comes to power
- Parliament are a supreme authority
(Parliamentary Sovereignty)
What are the three parts of parliamentary sovereignty
- Highest legal authority, they can make law on anything they want
- Courts cannot overrule any act of Parliament, and no individual can challenged an act of parliament
- no parliament can bind a future parliament
What are the three limits to Parliaments power
- Devolution
- Human Rights Act 1998
- European Union memebership
What three parts is parliament made up of
1) House of Commons
2) House of Lords
3) Monarch
What is House of Commons made up of
Elected members - 650
MPs represent a particular party
What act said there no necessary agreement from HoL
- Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949
What’s an example of when HoC surpassed HoL disagreement
Hunting Act 2004
What is the House of Lords made up of
- 26 Lord spirituals
- 92 Hereditary peers
- 682 Life peers
What are the three steps of creating a statute
1) Manifesto - ideas on law if a political party were to come into power
2) Green paper - consultation doc
3) White paper - firm plans for new law
What are the three types of bill
- Private bill
- Private members bill
- Public bill
What is the court process of making an act of parliament
First reading - second reading - committee stage - Report stage - Third reading - HoL - Ping Pong - Royal Assent
