Parliament

• Coronavirus Act


  Legislation enabling executive powers during emergencies.
• Parliamentary Oversight


  Legislative scrutiny of executive actions and decisions.
• Vote of Confidence


  Parliamentary vote assessing a leader's support.
• Who are the backbenchers


  Members of Parliament not in government roles.
• Libertarian Tory


  Conservative advocating for individual freedoms and accountability.
• What is the House of Lords


  Upper chamber of Parliament reviewing legislation.
• What is Legislative Defeat

  Instances where government proposals are rejected.
• Parliamentary Ping-Pong


  Process of bill amendments between Houses of Parliament.
• Public Health Act


  1984 legislation allowing executive control over health.
• Civil Contingencies Act


  2004 law for managing emergencies with parliamentary oversight.
• Democratic Deficit


  Concerns over legitimacy of unelected House of Lords.
• Amendments

  Changes proposed to legislation during parliamentary debate.
• Committees


  Groups within the Lords scrutinizing legislation and policies.
• Legislation Time Allocation percentage breakdown


  60% legislation, 40% scrutiny in House of Lords.
• Government Resignations


  Departure of officials due to political pressures.
• Prime Minister's Questions


  Weekly session for MPs to question the PM.
• What is unique about Prime Minister's Questions

  It is the only one in the world when the country leader doesn't know what the questions will be
• What was the tory party majority in 2019


  80 seats
• Public Policy Investigation


  House of Lords' role in examining government policies.
• What is the cabinet

  Group of senior government ministers headed by the PM.
• Royal Assent

  Formal approval required for a bill to become law.
• Parliament Acts of 1911 and 1949

  Legislation that ensures the House of Lords cannot veto Commons' bills and can only delay them for up to a year.
• Hunting Act 2004


  The last piece of legislation pushed through using the Parliament Acts, banning fox hunting with packs of hounds.
• Nationality and Borders Bill


  A bill that faced 12 government defeats during the 'ping-pong' phase, ultimately receiving royal assent in 2022.
• Retained EU Law Bill


  A bill designed to revoke or reform EU legislation that still existed in the UK post-Brexit, achieving royal assent in 2023.
• What is the first stage of the legislation process?

  First reading
• What is the second stage of the legislation process?


  Second reading
• What is the stage in the legislation process where the bill is examined in detail?

  Public Bill committee
• What is the stage called where the bill is reviewed after the committee?

  Report stage
• What is the final stage in the House of Commons for a bill?


  Third reading
• What is the stage where the bill is reviewed by the House of Lords?


  House of Lords review
• What does a bill receive when it is passed


  The Royal Assent
• Public Bill Committee


  A committee where MPs debate the details of a bill, which can be accepted or rejected.
• Sunday Trading Bill

  A bill that failed to pass, attempting to allow councils to keep shops open for normal hours on Sunday.
• Why is the Sunday Trading Bill significant


  It failed due to rebelling MPs
• 2016 EU Referendum


  A referendum where 52% voted to leave the EU, leading to David Cameron's resignation and Theresa May becoming Prime Minister.
• The percent that voted to leave the EU


  52%
• Turnout in the Brexit Referendum


  72%
• Article 50


  The article triggered by Theresa May in January 2017 to begin the process of leaving the EU.
• EU Withdrawal Agreement

  An agreement that faced challenges in passing due to a slim majority and divisions within the Conservative Party.