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WorksheetsParliamentary Law Making
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is legislation?
(a)
How are MPs chosen for the House of Commons
(a)
How are Lords appointed to the House of Lords today
(a)
How many hereditary peers are in the house of lords
(a)
How many life peers are in the house of lords
(a)
What is the green paper
(a)
What is the white paper
(a)
What is a bill
(a)
Which of the following is not a way of tabling a bill before parliament
Private members bill
Ten minute rule
Public and private bill
First reading
What is true about the first reading
A vote takes place
The name and main aims are read out
A debate takes place
Amendments are made
What is not true about the second reading
MPs debate the main principles behind the bill
There is a verbal vote after the debate
If you wish to speak you need to catch the Speaker's eye
The bill is examined in detail and amendments are made
What is not true about the Committee stage
The Committee examines each clause in detail and amendments are voted on and passed
The Committee is made up of 16-50 MPs chosen specifically for that Bill
The MPs in the committee have special knowledge and interest in the subject of the Bill
The whole house does not sit in the Committee for Finance Bills
The Report stage is where the Committee reports to the house if any amendments were made to the Bill. The house debates the amendments and either accepts or rejects them. If there were no amendments, there will be no Report Stage
TRUE
FALSE
What is true about the third reading (select all correct answers)
It is a formality - a bill is unlikely to fail at this late stage
Amendments are voted on
There is usually no debate or vote
The main principles of the bill are debated
After the third reading, the bill is passed to the next house of Parliament to go through the same 5 stages
TRUE
FALSE
If the House of Lords makes an amendment to the Bill, it sends it back to the House of Commons to consider. If the House of Commons does not accept the amendment, it goes back to the House of Lords for reconsideration. If the House of Lords insists, it will go back to the House of Commons. This can happen many times. What is this called?
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What are the laws that allow the House of Commons to bypass the House of Lords when passing a new law
(a)
The reason for the Parliament Acts of 1911 and 1949 is that the House of Lords' duty is to refine and add to the law, not oppose the will of the democratically elected house of commons
TRUE
FALSE
Which is not true about Royal Assent
It is a formality
If the Queen doesn't approve of the Bill, she can refuse to sign it
1707 was the last time a monarch refused to sign a bill, namely the Scottish Militia Bill
Under the Royal Assent Act of 1967, the monarch will not even have the text of the Bill, just the short title
What is not true about Commencement of an Act
It can come into force at a later date specified in the Act
An Act can pass responsibility to a Government Minister to set a commencement date
It can come into force at midnight of the day following the Royal Assent
Different sections of an Act cannot be brought into effect at different times
