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2: The UK Parliament

Questão 1 de 15

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Parliament is sovereign, and so is

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Questão 2 de 15

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Threats to Parliamentary Sovereignty:
1) ( 1973, 1956, 1965 ), EU laws
2) ( Practical, Legal, Political ) sovereignty given to government in recent decades
3) Referendums lead to ( semi-entrenchment, entrenchment, democratic deficit )
4) ( Executive, ECHR ) is treated as supreme despite not being binding on Parliament
5) Devolution is ( semi-entrenched, entrenched )

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Questão 3 de 15

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The current speaker of the House of Commons is

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Questão 4 de 15

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House of Commons Functions

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

  • Legitimisation

  • Legislating

  • Delaying

  • Scrutinising secondary legislation

  • Holding government to account

  • Scrutiny of legislation by Public Bill Committees/legislative committees

  • Representing constituencies

  • National debates

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Questão 5 de 15

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House of Lords Functions

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

  • Legitimisation

  • Legislating

  • Delaying

  • Scrutiny of legislation

  • Scrutinising secondary legislation

  • Representing constituencies

  • National debates

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Questão 6 de 15

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Types of Bills:
- proposed by organisations (local authority, church) and considered by committees
- proposed by individual or groups of MPs/peers (rarely pass, bring issue to Parliament's attention)
- proposed by government and expected to be passed quickly

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    Private Bills
    Private Members' Bills
    Public Bills

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Questão 7 de 15

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1:
2: - Bill announced
3: - MPs debate bill, vote
4: - Sent to relevant Public Bill Committee (government majority in committee)
5: - Commons as a whole approve changes
6: - 'Ping Pong', the Bill is passed to HoL for same process
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    Queen's Speech
    First Reading
    Second Reading
    Committee Stage
    Report Stage
    Transfer
    Royal Assent

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Questão 8 de 15

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( Parliamentary Immunity, Parliamentary Privilege, MP Impunity ) - MPs/peers cannot be prosecuted or sued for libel or slander for any actions which have taken place within Westminster

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Questão 9 de 15

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Expenses scandal in

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Questão 10 de 15

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Mhairi Black is an example of a ( proactive backbench, front bench, Party Whip ) MP

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Questão 11 de 15

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Lord Adonis: ( Conservative, Labour, Crossbencher ), ( education, military, foreign aid ) expert
Lord Dannatt: ( Conservative, Labour, Crossbencher ), ( education, military, foreign aid ) expert

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Questão 12 de 15

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6 arguments that the UK Parliament is effective

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

  • House of Lords is unaccountable

  • Increasing use of select committees

  • Parliament provides legitimacy

  • Party whips mean less opposition within parties

  • House of Lords has experts in many fields

  • No representation in House of Lords

  • Both houses check government power (particularly if Government is weak)

  • When there is a clash between party and interest group loyalty party loyalty usually wins out

  • Constituency representation

  • Many MPs support external causes

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Questão 13 de 15

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6 arguments that the UK Parliament is ineffective

Selecione uma ou mais das seguintes:

  • MPs still lack expertise, knowledge, research back up and time to investigate

  • Increasing use of select committees

  • Parliament provides legitimacy

  • When there is a clash between party and interest group loyalty party loyalty usually wins out

  • No representation in House of Lords

  • Party whips mean less opposition within parties

  • House of Lords is unaccountable

  • Constituency representation

  • Legislative committees are whipped to ineffectiveness

  • Both houses check government power (particularly if Government is weak)

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Questão 14 de 15

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Opposition Roles:
at occasions (e.g. visits by foreign heads of state)
To be ready to if they win an election
of sections of society that are ignored
government policy
government shortcoming
explain and justify its policies

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    Ceremonial function
    assume government
    Defend interests
    Present alternatives to
    Highlight
    Force government to

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Questão 15 de 15

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- Examines public finances, chaired by Opposition member
- 19 total, investigate departments. Governing party has majority in each
- Calls the Prime Minister to account (appears before them twice a year)
- Set up by Wright Reforms in 2010, 2011 investigated Hillsborough

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