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WorksheetsFactors that affect the ability of parliament to make law
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 32mins
Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects parliament to make law?
The role of the houses of parliament
The representative nature of parliament
Restrictions on the decision making powers of parliament
Political pressures
Which of the following is NOT a factor that relates to the houses of parliament?
The effectiveness of the lower house
The effectiveness of the upper house
The effectiveness of the crown
The committee system
Describe the difference between a majority and minority government.
Define 'rubber stamp'
Define 'hostile upper house'
Select the strengths of the law-making process
Passed through both houses of parliament
Can be a slow process
Sitting days are extensive
Debate takes place
Can change the law quickly
Select the weaknesses of the law-making process
Can be changed quickly
Can be a slow process
Limited parliament sitting days
The committee system
Can be restricted
Which of the following is NOT a factor of the representative nature of parliament?
The role of the houses of parliament
The meaning of representative government
The views of the majority
Regular elections
Define 'representative government'
Which of the following is NOT a political pressure?
Internal
Interstate
Domestic
International
Define 'political pressure'
Select the applicable internal political pressures
Voting along party lines ensures certainty and stability.
Party friction (disagreement) can encourage thorough debate of law reform.
Petitions and demonstrations can be used to pressure parliament
Denial of a conscience vote can detract from representative government.
Parliament’s ability to pass different local laws
Select the applicable domestic political pressures
Major international trading parties and defence agreements, and global events, can influence legislative change.
Financial donations can pressure a political party or politician.
Influential individuals, prominent business people and members of community groups and organisations sometimes run as independent candidates
Petitions and demonstrations can be used to pressure parliament.
Internal party friction can be disruptive and distract government from its legislative priorities.
Select the applicable international political pressures
International treaties can improve the quality of domestic laws and encourage stronger relationships with other countries
Ratifying international treaties can restrict the parliament’s ability to pass different local laws.
International financial donations can pressure a political party or politician.
International bribes between countries on trade agreements
Major international trading parties and defence agreements, and global events, can influence legislative change.
How do political pressures affect the ability of parliament to make law?
Which of the following is NOT a restriction on the law making powers of parliament?
Jurisdictional limitations
Law making powers
Specific prohibitions
Representative government
Challenging the validity of law
Select which of the following are limits and restrictions on law making powers.
Commonwealth Parliament cannot make laws in areas of residual powers.
States cannot make laws in areas of exclusive powers.
Parliament can not change common law
States can not create any law in a concurrent are
Identify three restrictions on the law-making
powers of the Commonwealth
Parliament.
