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Edexcel Politics 3. The Constitution and Parliament

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The current solution to the West Lothian Question, established in 2015, in which legislation affecting England alone requires a majority support from English MP's to pass
English Votes for English Laws
That, changes to which, requires widespread popular support such as via a referendum, and being in the long-term interests of the country
Constitution
An act that reduced the number of hereditary peers in the House of Lords to 92, elected by all hereditary peers, and allowed those peers not in the House of Lords to sit in the House of Commons
1999 House of Lords Act
The function of the House of Commons to hold government accountable and to scrutinise government and legislation such as through Select Committees or Prime Minister's Question Time
Political function
A constitution written in a single document at a particular time laying out laws that are clearly distinguishable from non-constitutional laws
Codified Constitution
The feature of being capable of any act
Omnicompetence
An act that empowered the House of Lords to suspend or expel members for certain conduct, as of yet never used
2015 House of Lords Act
That which is composed of; statute law, common law, constitutional convention, authoritative works, treaties, and customs and tradition
Constitution
A short-term parliamentary committee convened to study a bill and return it to the House of Commons with or without recommended changes
Legislative Committee
The function of the House of Commons to bring matters to government attention, express the views of Parliament, and to inform, and keep matters of public concern before the electorate
Informative function
Seldom successful bills presented to Parliament by individual or groups of MP's or peers, with seven being selected in a ballot at the start of the year guaranteeing them at least one reading
Private Member's Bills
A set of rules defining the limits within which government powers can be legitimately exercised
Constitution
An act that restricted the ability of the House of Lords to delay bills for more than one year
1949 Parliament Act
The year in which Departmental Select Committees were introduced
1979
The year in which Southern Ireland became practically independent as the Irish Free State, becoming the fully independent Irish Republic in 1937
1922
The way in which MP's and peers cannot; be sued or prosecuted for libel or slander for any actions taken within the Palace of Westminster, and both houses regulate their members' conduct via the parliamentary commissioner for standards, the speakers, and the committees on conduct
Parliamentary privilege
One in which the legislature is composed of one chamber
Unicameral System
Where a (devolved) government can pass its own laws that will be enforced within their territory
Legislative Powers
A 2005 act that replaced the House of Lords Appeal Court with the Supreme Court
Constitutional Reform Act
Those three quarters of MP's without ministerial or shadow positions
Backbenchers
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