law reform and influences on Parliament

law reform and influences on Parliament

Poll

Who has read Chpt 3? Law making: parliamentary law making?

• yes

• no

Re-Cap

Parliamentary Law Making

Multiple Select

Who is involved in making an Act of Parliament?

• Government

• Parliament

• Judiciary

• Law Commission

Multiple Select

Which is correct about the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990?

• 3 Green Paper 2 White Papers

• 2 Green Papers 1 White Paper

• 3 Green Papers 1 White Paper

• 1 Green Paper 3 White Papers

Multiple Select

Which Paper sets out the proposals on which the Government seeks to consult?

• Green Paper

• Blue Paper

• White Paper

Multiple Choice

Plymouth City Council Act 1987 is an example of which type of Bill?

• Hybrid

• Private

• Public

Multiple Choice

What is the last stage of creating an Act of Parliament?

• Parliamentary Ping-Pong

• Royal Assent

• Third Reading

Open Ended

Name the Acts which allow the House of Commons to pass a law without the consent of the House of Lords

Multiple Select

Which of the following are correct?

• Parliament cannot make any law it wants

• Parliament can change its own powers

• Judges make and apply law

• Judges can challenge an Act of Parliament

• Parliament cannot bind its successors

Multiple Choice

At which reading does the main debate about the proposed Act of Parliament take place?

• Third

• First

• Second

Multiple Choice

Which statement by A V Dicey is illustrated by BRB v Pickin?

• No one can challenge the law

• Parliament cannot bind its successors

• only Parliament can make and unmake law

Multiple Select

Which of the following limit Parliament's supremacy?

• Human Rights Act 1998

• Devolution of Power

• Political implications

• None of the above

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of the Hunting Act 2004?

• Both Houses agreed it

• Monarch disapproved of it

• House of Commons did not agree to it

• House of Lords did not agree to it

Multiple Choice

Which stage in the legislative process follows the second reading?

• Report

• Committee

• Royal Assent

• Third Reading

Influences on Parliament

• Law Reform Agencies

• Political

• Pressure Groups

• Media

Multiple Select

Who is the biggest political influence on Parliamentary Law Making?

• House of Commons

• Government

• House of Lords

Multiple Select

Which of these factors contribute to the Government being the biggest political influence?

• election promises in party manifesto

• proposer of most legislation

• prime minster is the most influential politician

• largest political party in HoC

Multiple Choice

Research shows only 8% of bills introduced into Parliament represented manifesto promises of the Conservative Government in 1970-74. What was the percentage for the labour government that followed?

• 6%

• 10%

• 13%

• 5%

Multiple Choice

The Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965 was a

• Private Member's Bill by Sidney Silverman MP

• Government Bill introduced by Home Office

Multiple Choice

The Abortion Act 1967 was introduced as a Private Members' Bill by

• David Steele MP

• David Cameron MP

• Daniella Steele MP

Multiple Choice

Into which House was the Assisted Dying Bill 2014-15 first introduced?

• House of Commons

• House of Lords

Multiple Select

Pressure groups who have a single cause focus on one particular issue. ASH campaigned for the reduction of smoking. What does ASH stand for?

• Against Smoking Harms

• Action on Smoking and Health

Multiple Choice

Multi-cause pressure groups focus on a wider range of issues. Who campaigns about petrol taxes, congestion charges in London, car safety, etc

• Royal Automobile Club

• Road And Cars

• Road-users And Car-users

Multiple Choice

The actions of which pressure group led to the Fire Arms Amendment Acts 1997 following the Dunblane Massacre?

• Teardrop Campaign

• Snowdrop Campaign

• Raindrop Campaign

Multiple Choice

Who campaigned for decency on TV and restrictions on child pornography leading to the Protection of Children Act 1978?

• Jamie Oliver

• Mary Whitehouse

• Teresa May

Multiple Choice

In April 1992 the conservative government unexpectedly won the general election. Which newspaper claimed they were influential in this?

• The Mirror

• The Guardian

• The Sun

• The Times

Multiple Choice

Which newspaper campaigned for a change in law that led to the creation of the sex offenders register?

• The Sun

• The News of the World

• The Guardian

• The Times

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the legislation that stated that a person could be tried again for the same crime if there is 'new, compelling, reliable and substantial evidence' which had not been previously available to the court?

• The Criminal Conviction Act 2003

• The Criminal Justice Act 2003

• The Conviction of Criminals Act 2003

Multiple Choice

Who was the first person to be convicted on the abolition of the double jeopardy rule following a campaign by Ann Ming whose daughter he killed?

• Billy Boblop

• Barny Dunlop

• Billy Dunlop

• Barny Dunloppy

Multiple Select

Who else influenced the abolition of the double jeopardy rule?

• MacPherson inquiry into the death of Stephen Lawrence

• The Law Commission

Multiple Choice

A disadvantage of media influences is the way that it stirs up moral panic in the community. What happened to Dr Cloete?

• Dr C was thought to be the Jack the Ripper because it was reported the victims were surgically cut.

• Dr C was accused of being a paedophile because the public didn't know the difference between a paediatrician and a paedophile

• Dr C was accused of murder, being the partner Harold Shipman who killed many of his patients.

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the independent, permanent and full-time body which recommends changes to the law of England and Wales?

• The Law Society of Great Britain

• The Law Commission

• The Law Reform Commission

Poll

Can the law commission change the law?

• yes

• no

Multiple Select

The Law commission seeks to 'systematically develop and reform the law' by which of the following:

• Repeal and consolidation of Law

• Consolidation and codification of Law

• Codification and repeal of Law

• Repeal, consolidation and codification of law

Multiple Select

The Law Commission role and aims are:

• to keep the law under review and to recommend reform as needed

• fairness, modernisation and simplicity

• modernisation, simplicity and cost effectiveness

• cost effectiveness, modernisation, fairness and simplicity

Multiple Choice

What fraction of the recommendations made by the Law Commission have been implemented?

• a third

• a quarter

• two thirds

• two fifths

Multiple Select

Which true?

• Consolidation is drawing together several Acts of Parliament into one

• Either the whole of an Act or part of an Act can be repealed?

• The Offences Against the Person Act 1861 consolidated the law in various statutes into one, some of which has now been repealed.

• An Act of Parliament cannot be amended or added to?