topic 1 legislation test legislation & delegated legislation quiz
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Question 1
Name the three institutions of Parliament
involved in the legislation process.
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Answer 2
• Private members’ bills do not have the backing
of their party.
• The MPs must have their names picked from a
ballot, with only 20 selected each year.
• MPs must adhere to the Ten-Minute Rule, and
other MPs may filibuster.
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Answer 3
A Green Paper is a discussion document and a
White Paper is a statement of intent.
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Question 7
How will the political parties try to ensure support
from their MPs?
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Question 8
Name the two stages after the second reading
(in the correct order).
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Answer 9
The House of Lords consists of Lords Spiritual
(bishops) and Lords Temporal (life peers and Law
Lords).
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Answer 10
The House of Lords can delay a bill for 1 year (1
month for a finance bill).
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Question 11
What is the main advantage of the House of
Lords’ involvement in the legislation process?
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Answer 12
It allows it to bypass the House of Lords. It allows
the House of Commons to pass a bill for royal
assent without the consent of the House of Lords.
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Question 14
What does Parliament pass in order to give out its
power to others to make delegated legislation?
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Question 15
Name three types of delegated legislation, state
who makes them and give an example of each.
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Answer 15
• Bylaw made by a local council to ban town- centre drinking.
• Statutory instrument made by a government minister, e.g. legal aid.
• Orders in Council made by the Privy Council, e.g. emergency laws made during wartime.
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Answer 16
The courts are asked to check a piece of
delegated legislation to make sure it is in keeping
with the enabling Act.
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Question 18
What happens to a piece of delegated legislation
that the courts decide is ultra vires?