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Flashcards by Maria O'Dempsey, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Maria O'Dempsey
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| Question | Answer |
| The Speaker | -Chair of HOC & elected by house. Must be neutral -Controls debates -Calls MP's to speak in the house -Regulates length of speeches -Exercises disciplinary powers against unruly MP's |
| Commons business | -Govt of the day dictates parliamentary timetables giving priority to enactment of policies into law. PMQs: -MP's question about any question -30 mins -Key issues of the day -Starts w routine q's about PM's engagements -Leader of opposition allowed 3/4 follow up q's -Leader of next largest party allowed 2 -Opportunities on Tue/Wed for an MP to intro PMB: 10 mins to speak & for others to speak against |
| Party Organisation | -PM -Cabinet Ministers -Ministers outside cabinet -Govt whips -Parliamentary private secretaries to ministers -120 loyal govt supporters -PM can appoint no more than 95 -Loyal opposition mirrors govt front benches into shadow cabinet: monitor opposite members & hold them to account through debate & Q |
| Whips | -Ranked in order of seniority -Chief Whips/Dep Chief/Party Oversee parliamentary organisation & discipline -All whips salaried apart from opposition party whips -Nominates members to sit on parliamentary committees other than select committees -Maximize govt parliamentary performance by getting MP's to vote & by picking up on internal party dissent & reporting to govt -Members who defy the whip lose support of the party |
| Lords | -Unelected upper house -730 members from 1200 after reforms of '99 -Majority appointed by Queen on recommendation of PM. FOUR TYPES: LIFE PEERS: Appointed for lifetime not passed to children by Q on PM recommendations LAW LORDS: Full time judges carried out judicial work of HOL until 30 Jul '09. |
| Justices of Supreme Court | ACH/BISHOPS: 26 sit in lords. Pass membership to next most senior ABishops of C'bury & York. Get lifetime peerages on retiring. ELECTED HEREDITARY PEERS: Right to sit & vote ended in '99. 92 elected internally to remain until next stage of Lords reform process |
| Issues with Lords | -Dominated by elderly white males -Upper class background -Some w no pol qualifications/XP in govt -Tends to favour Cons over Lib/Lab -Parliament Acts of 1911/49: Govt holds right of veto over Lords -Unaccountability gives higher level of independence |
| Functions of the Lords | -Scrutinising, approving & amending bills -Scrutinising EU/Delegated legislation -Initiating bills for consideration in Commons -Debating issues from proposed legislation |
| Roles, Functions & Powers | -Appoint PM & Gov't ministers -Dissolve & summon parliament -Prorogue parliament -Appoint Church of England Bishops -Appoint judges -Give Royal assent to parliamentary bills -Can only exercise prerogative powers in consultation w PM -Reserves powers to guard against extreme gov't -Queen has right to refuse dissolving of parliament -Head of State/Commonwealth -Commander of Armed forces -Supreme head of Church of England |
| Funding | 1)Civil list: taxpayers from consolidated fund. Upkeep of royal family & judges salaries. £8.5m 2)Privy purse: Personal income from investment profile £100m 3)Grant-in-aid: grants from dept culture, media & sport . Upkeep of palaces 4)MOD & DOT: pays from air & train travel 5)Personal: employment & pay tax |
| Reform of Lords | -Labour's reforms of the Lords '99: abolition of hereditary peers -House eventually only life peers & possibly no of elected peers. PRO: -Democratically unacceptable in 21st c EU Democracy -More rep of Democratically accountable to people -Remove power of PM to control who sits in chamber. CON: -Pose threat to monarchy -Pose threat to legislative sovereignty & power of Commons -Mirror Commons -Appointments process & compromise solution ensure HOL rep cross section of societal interests |
| House of Commons | -Lower house: 659 members/constituencies -Elected by FPTP system: possible for candidate to be elected on minority vote -5 yrs max term -Majority party becomes govt -2nd largest party "Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition" |
| Role & Function of Commons | ELECTIVE:Elects reps of people. Does not select PM/Ministers (internal member approved by crown) Has power to delay/reject govt legislation. Hold voting power to force resignation of PM/trigger election. EXPRESSIVE: Baghot - Function of commons "to express the mind of the English people on all matters that come before it". TEACHING: "Teach the nation what it does not know" INFORMING: Reporting "complaints" that may come to light LEGISLATING: Passing laws of the land FINANCIAL: Regulating financial affairs of the land LEGITIMATING: Legislation are legitimated by parliament. Procedure, debate & approval. Relative to power of govt & zeal of MP's controlling that power |
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