Unit 4 AC1.1 Process of Law Making 1

Who are the members of the House of Lords, apart from the hereditary peers and bishops?

• Elected representatives
• Nobleman
• Church officials
• Life peers

Which stage in the law-making process is the formal announcement of a bill?

• Second reading
• The committee stage
• First reading
• The Report Stage

Which document is an initial report to trigger public discussion of a subject? It includes questions for interested individuals to respond to.

• Green Paper
• White Paper
• The Report Stage
• First reading

What is the final chance for the House of Commons to debate the Bill's contents before voting to pass or reject it?

• Second reading
• Third Reading
• The committee stage
• The Report Stage

What happens to a Bill after it is passed by both the House of Commons and the House of Lords?

• It becomes a statute
• It goes through the second reading
• It is approved
• It becomes a law

What is a proposal for a new law called?

• Government
• A Bill
• Green Paper
• White Paper

What is the final stage of the law-making process where the Monarch agrees to turn the Bill into an Act of Parliament?

• The Lords
• Royal Assent
• Third Reading
• Second reading