2: The UK Parliament

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Parliament is sovereign, and so is

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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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The current speaker of the House of Commons is

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House of Commons Functions

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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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House of Lords Functions

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Legitimisation
Legislating
Delaying
Scrutiny of legislation
Scrutinising secondary legislation
Representing constituencies
National debates

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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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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
7: ❌

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Queen's Speech

First Reading

Second Reading

Committee Stage

Report Stage

Transfer

Royal Assent

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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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Expenses scandal in

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

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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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6 arguments that the UK Parliament is effective

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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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6 arguments that the UK Parliament is ineffective

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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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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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- 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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2: The UK Parliament

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Parliament is sovereign, and so is

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The current speaker of the House of Commons is

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House of Commons Functions

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House of Lords Functions

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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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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 7: ❌

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Parliamentary Immunity Parliamentary Privilege MP Impunity( 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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Expenses scandal in

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

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6 arguments that the UK Parliament is effective

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6 arguments that the UK Parliament is ineffective

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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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- 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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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

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
7: ❌

( 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

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

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

- 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