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Bill
– a
proposed
law in the
form
of a
bill
Act
– a
bill
that has been given the
approval
to become a
law
House of Commons
– part of the parliament where the elected members meet
Public consultation
–
process
for the
public
to
discuss
and give their
opinion
Opposition party
– the party that is not in power and has no power
Backbencher
–
MPs
who don’t have a
government office
Committee
– a group of people who have
discussions
Legislation
– a
collective
of
laws
Party manifesto
– a document released by every party containing their aims
Parliament
–
UK’s
supreme
legislative
body
House of Lords
–
higher-ranking unelected individuals
who are part of the
chamber
Member of
Parliament
– elected to represent a
constituency
Cabinet member
– senior members chosen by the prime minister to head a department
Government
– a group of people with the
power
to
govern
Reading
– making the
contents
of a
document known
Debate
–
formal discussion
that looks at
both sides
Proposal
– a suggestion or a plan
Monarch
– the
queen
or
king
Some laws don’t change because of:
religion
,
expensive
to
change laws
, takes a
long time
to
change
the
law
, and
patriarchy
Some
laws change due to
: the
change
in
government
,
protests
,
campaigns
,
globalisation
,
secularisation
Three examples of campaigns which changed the law:
Stonewall
,
Claire’s law
, Sarah’s campaign
Example of how government policy has changed the law:
compulsory education
which took children out of
factories
The parliament is made up of:
The Monarch
,
The House of Lords
,
The House of Commons
The Monarch has a
formal
and
symbolic
role in law making
The House of Lords has about
800
members
The House of Lords members tend to have
specialized
skills and
knowledge
The
House of Commons
is made up of
elected representatives
of the
people
The government's job is to
run
the
country
Law making
involves creating a bill, agreeing by both
Houses
of
Parliament
, and receiving the
Royal Assent
before becoming an
Act
of
Parliament
Types of Bills:
Government bills
,
private members bill
,
public bills
,
private bills
, and
hybrid bills
Green paper
is an
initial report
to
provoke public discussion
of a
proposed law
White paper
sets out
detailed
plans for
new legislation reform
Parliamentary
stages of a Bill:
First reading
,
second reading
,
committee stage
,
report stage
, and
third reading
Statute
– a
written law
that has been
passed
as a
single act
Bill
– a
proposed
law in the
form
of a
bill
Act
– a
bill
that has been given the
approval
to become a
law
House of Commons
– part of the parliament where the elected members meet
Public consultation
–
process
for the
public
to
discuss
and give their
opinion
Opposition party
– the party that is not in power and has no power
Backbencher
–
MPs
who don’t have a
government office
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