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Mind Map by lauren.pastor201, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by lauren.pastor201
over 11 years ago
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How and to what extent
can MPs and peers control
the power of Government?
- Parliament's Control
- it is sovereign so it can veto legislation
- HOC can remove a government with a vote of no confidence
- Parliament can amend or remove
offending clauses in legislation
- Government cannot hope to override significant
parliamentary opposition to a proposal
- HOL remains independent. can defy the
will of government
- MPs and peers can call government into account pubically
- Powerful departmental select committees
can be critical of government
- it is sovereign so it can veto legislation
- Examples of Parliament defying
the will of Government
- 1979 vote of no confidence
- 1986 Shops Bill
- 1994 VAT rise defeated
- 2005 Detention of terrorist suspects
- 2008 Detention of terrorist suspects
- 2011 Fixed Term parliament Bill defeated
- 1979 vote of no confidence
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