the strucutre + role of parliment

Question 1

which two historical events influenced the development of parliament

Answer 1

the magna carta and the first government

Question 2

when was the first parliament

Answer 2

1707

Question 3

How is parliament structured

Answer 3

The house of commons
the house of lords
the monarch

Question 4

how is the government kept to account

Answer 4

pmqs
select committee
the speaker

Question 5

define bicameral

Answer 5

two houses

Question 6

How much do peers in the house of lords earn a day

Answer 6

£350 if they sign the register

Question 7

What is the function of the house of lords

Answer 7

Make and change laws
scrutinise laws that come through the chamber

Question 8

How many seats are reserved for the church

Answer 8

26 seats for bishops of the “lords spiritual’ church of england

Question 9

What is a crossbencher

Answer 9

Do not affiliate with a party

Question 10

4 types of people in the house of lords

Answer 10

retired politicians
members of the church
life peers
hereditary peers

Question 11

How many lords

Answer 11

785 sitting members

Question 12

3 ways the house of lords hold government to account

Answer 12

scrutinse government, press government for action, debate and investigate

Question 13

role of the house of commons

Answer 13

pass legislation
change taxes
manage public services

Question 14

role of the house of lords

Answer 14

allow or deny certain bills to be passed by analysing government work and pressing the government for action

Question 15

how do you gain membership to the house of commons

Answer 15

voted in by your constituency

Question 16

how do you gain membership to the house of lords

Answer 16

selected life peers, peer ship by the church, hereditary peer

Question 17

role of the speaker

Answer 17

keeps parliament in order to allow parliamentary debates to take place

Question 18

powers given to the speaker based on convention

Answer 18

chosen who to speak
can invoke suspension of parliment
not allowed to use the word “liar”
highest authority can defy bills in line with rules and conventions
doesn’t vote unless a tie in this case would vote against in line with convention

Question 19

what is the ‘hansard’

Answer 19

every single word spoken in parliament narrated and stored

Question 20

what is ‘the shuffle’ in parliment

Answer 20

questions for the pm chosen at random

Question 21

what is a ‘whip’

Answer 21

members of the house of lords appointed by each party in parliment to help organise the party’s contribution to parliamentary business

Question 22

what is a ‘whips’ main business

Answer 22

to make sure the maximum number of their party vote in line with their party’s agenda

Question 23

who is the speaker

Answer 23

Sir Linsey Hoyle

Question 24

example of Lindsay hoyle exercising his power to exert members from the chamber

Answer 24

24 may 2023 Conservative MP Paul Bristow removed for disorderly conduct when he interrupted Leader of the Opposition Kier Starmer during PMQS

Question 25

example of Lindsay hoyle exercising his power to exert members from the chamber

Answer 25

24 may 2023 Conservative MP Paul Bristow removed for disorderly conduct when he interrupted Leader of the Opposition Kier Starmer during PMQS

Question 26

What are other duties of whips

Answer 26

act as tellers (counting votes)
manage the paring system whereby members of opposing parties act both agree to not vote when other business prevents them from being at the vote

Question 27

What is “The Whip”

Answer 27

A weekly circular that details the upcoming parliamentary business, specifically votes (divisions) with the number of underlines beneath implying the importance of turning up for the vote

Question 28

what is a ‘three line whip’

Answer 28

An important vote outlined in ‘the whip’ three times, this signals the importance of the vote usually applying to the second reading of major bills.

Question 29

what happens if you defy or don’t turn up to a ‘three line whip’

Answer 29

You could face serious disciplinary actions and can be expelled from your party ( have your whip removed) and forced to sit independently

Question 30

Examples of a three line whip

Answer 30

The vote of no confidence in Liz Truss in October 2022 that was actually a vote on a Labour motion to ban fracking, conservative members were instead told it was a vote of no confidence by conservative deputy chief whip Craig Whittaker

Question 31

role of the leader of the house

Answer 31

organising government business in the commons, does this by working closely with chief whips

Question 32

who is leader of the house

Answer 32

penny mordant (june 24)

Question 33

Three roles of the leader of the house

Answer 33

Scheduling business: every thursday they tell the commons about the business scheduled for the next week and provisional for the week after
Committee membership: They chair one cabinet committee, the parliamentary business and legislation committee
Deputising for the prime minister: The leader can deputise at PMqs or any formal visits

Question 34

4 main functions of parliment

Answer 34

deliberate
legislative, pass legislation
scrutiny
represent

Question 35

what is a backbencher

Answer 35

doesn’t have a specific role in parliment