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2: The UK Parliament
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1Parliament is sovereign, and so is [blank_start]omnicompetent[blank_end]
- Aomnicompetent
2Threats to Parliamentary Sovereignty:
1) [blank_start]1973[blank_end], EU laws
2) [blank_start]Political[blank_end] sovereignty given to government in recent decades
3) Referendums lead to [blank_start]semi-entrenchment[blank_end]
4) [blank_start]ECHR[blank_end] is treated as supreme despite not being binding on Parliament
5) Devolution is [blank_start]semi-entrenched[blank_end]- A1973
- B1956
- C1965
- DPractical
- ELegal
- FPolitical
- Gsemi-entrenchment
- Hentrenchment
- Idemocratic deficit
- JExecutive
- KECHR
- Lsemi-entrenched
- Mentrenched
3The current speaker of the House of Commons is [blank_start]John Bercow[blank_end]
- AJohn Bercow
4House of Commons Functions
- ALegitimisation
- BLegislating
- CDelaying
- DScrutinising secondary legislation
- EHolding government to account
- FScrutiny of legislation by Public Bill Committees/legislative committees
- GRepresenting constituencies
- HNational debates
5House of Lords Functions
- ALegitimisation
- BLegislating
- CDelaying
- DScrutiny of legislation
- EScrutinising secondary legislation
- FRepresenting constituencies
- GNational debates
6Types of Bills:
[blank_start]Private Bills[blank_end] - proposed by organisations (local authority, church) and considered by committees
[blank_start]Private Members' Bills[blank_end] - proposed by individual or groups of MPs/peers (rarely pass, bring issue to Parliament's attention)
[blank_start]Public Bills[blank_end] - proposed by government and expected to be passed quickly- APrivate Bills
- BPrivate Members' Bills
- CPublic Bills
71: [blank_start]Queen's Speech[blank_end]
2: [blank_start]First Reading[blank_end]- Bill announced
3: [blank_start]Second Reading[blank_end]- MPs debate bill, vote
4: [blank_start]Committee Stage[blank_end]- Sent to relevant Public Bill Committee (government majority in committee)
5: [blank_start]Report Stage[blank_end]- Commons as a whole approve changes
6: [blank_start]Transfer[blank_end]- 'Ping Pong', the Bill is passed to HoL for same process
7: [blank_start]Royal Assent[blank_end]- AQueen's Speech
- BFirst Reading
- CSecond Reading
- DCommittee Stage
- EReport Stage
- FTransfer
- GRoyal Assent
8[blank_start]Parliamentary Privilege[blank_end] - MPs/peers cannot be prosecuted or sued for libel or slander for any actions which have taken place within Westminster
- AParliamentary Immunity
- BParliamentary Privilege
- CMP Impunity
9Expenses scandal in [blank_start]2009[blank_end]
- A2009
10Mhairi Black is an example of a [blank_start]proactive[blank_end] MP
- Aproactive backbench
- Bfront bench
- CParty Whip
11Lord Adonis: [blank_start]Labour[blank_end], [blank_start]education[blank_end] expert
Lord Dannatt: [blank_start]Crossbencher[blank_end], [blank_start]military[blank_end] expert- AConservative
- BLabour
- CCrossbencher
- Deducation
- Emilitary
- Fforeign aid
- Geducation
- Hmilitary
- Iforeign aid
- JConservative
- KLabour
- LCrossbencher
126 arguments that the UK Parliament is effective
- AHouse of Lords is unaccountable
- BIncreasing use of select committees
- CParliament provides legitimacy
- DParty whips mean less opposition within parties
- EHouse of Lords has experts in many fields
- FNo representation in House of Lords
- GBoth houses check government power (particularly if Government is weak)
- HWhen there is a clash between party and interest group loyalty party loyalty usually wins out
- IConstituency representation
- JMany MPs support external causes
136 arguments that the UK Parliament is ineffective
- AMPs still lack expertise, knowledge, research back up and time to investigate
- BIncreasing use of select committees
- CParliament provides legitimacy
- DWhen there is a clash between party and interest group loyalty party loyalty usually wins out
- ENo representation in House of Lords
- FParty whips mean less opposition within parties
- GHouse of Lords is unaccountable
- HConstituency representation
- ILegislative committees are whipped to ineffectiveness
- JBoth houses check government power (particularly if Government is weak)
14Opposition Roles:
[blank_start]Ceremonial function[blank_end] at occasions (e.g. visits by foreign heads of state)
To be ready to [blank_start]assume government[blank_end] if they win an election
[blank_start]Defend interests[blank_end] of sections of society that are ignored
[blank_start]Present alternatives to[blank_end] government policy
[blank_start]Highlight[blank_end] government shortcoming
[blank_start]Force government to[blank_end] explain and justify its policies- ACeremonial function
- Bassume government
- CDefend interests
- DPresent alternatives to
- EHighlight
- FForce government to
15[blank_start]Public Accounts Committee[blank_end] - Examines public finances, chaired by Opposition member
[blank_start]Departmental Select Committee[blank_end] - 19 total, investigate departments. Governing party has majority in each
[blank_start]Liaison Committee[blank_end] - Calls the Prime Minister to account (appears before them twice a year)
[blank_start]Backbench Business Committee[blank_end] - Set up by Wright Reforms in 2010, 2011 investigated Hillsborough- APublic Accounts Committee
- BDepartmental Select Committee
- CLiaison Committee
- DBackbench Business Committee
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