D1 Policy-Making Process

What is the initial stage in the policy-making process where ideas are formed to change or manage a situation?

• Legal processes

• Development processes

• Implementation

• Consultation meetings

Which document is published by a political party to set out its agenda and proposals for new policy and laws before an election?

• White Paper

• Green Paper

• Manifesto

• Bill

What is the term for organisations that seek to influence elected officials through lobbying?

• Insider groups

• Pressure groups

• Outsider groups

• Parliamentary committees

Which type of pressure group has links with the government?

• Cause groups

• Outsider groups

• Insider groups

• Interest groups

What is the minimum number of signatures required for an e-petition to be debated in Parliament?

• 10,000

• 50,000

• 100,000

• 150,000

What is a Bill called once it has received Royal Assent?

• Green Paper

• White Paper

• Act of Parliament

• Private Bill

Which type of Bill is introduced by individual MPs or Lords?

• Public Bill

• Private Members Bill

• Hybrid Bill

• Private Bill

What is the purpose of a Green Paper?

• To set out proposals for future legislation

• To allow feedback on policy or legislative proposals

• To introduce a new law

• To summarise the government's achievements

Which document sets out the government's proposals for future legislation?

• Green Paper

• White Paper

• Manifesto

• Bill

What is the final step in the legal process of establishing policies into statute?

• Drafting of the statute

• Parliamentary readings

• Signature by the monarch

• Voting in the House of Commons