To what extent is the House of Commons effective in carrying out its functions (25 marks)
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- Created on: 09-01-17 18:25
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- House of Commons
- Representation
- Negative
- Minority of women
- Few representative from minority ethnic groups
- Few representative from smaller religions.
- Members
- Extentially from background of profesions
- Predominantly middle class
- Large Parties
- mainly over-represented
- Small Parties
- mainly under-represented
- 650 MPs
- Poor research facilities
- Positive
- 650 MPs
- Very active
- Representing the interests of their constituency
- Debating key issues
- May seek the amendent of grievances of citizens and groups
- Very active
- 650 MPs
- Negative
- Legislating
- Positive
- It is a key role of the Commons to make legislation legitimate
- Effectively means granting consent on behalf of the people
- Widespread of public support
- Effectively means granting consent on behalf of the people
- Laws are generally respected because they have been legetimised
- Works well
- Effectively means granting consent on behalf of the people
- Widespread of public support
- Effectively means granting consent on behalf of the people
- Works well
- Look at proposed legislation with a view to improve it through amwndments
- It is a key role of the Commons to make legislation legitimate
- Negative
- The procedures of passing legislation are ancient
- also considered to be inefficient and ritualised
- There is not enough time to properly debate any legislation and MPs are under the authority of whips
- The procedures of passing legislation are ancient
- Positive
- Calling governement to account
- Positive
- Ministers do have to be accountable regularly
- MPs regularly question ministers at question time sessions
- (twice a week)
- Ministers are forced to present all policies to the Commons
- before any other oublic announments
- (tradition)
- before any other oublic announments
- Negative
- Many MPs are reluctant to be critical of ministers of their own party
- fear of being disloyal
- Many MPs are reluctant to be critical of ministers of their own party
- Positive
- Scrutiny
- Positive
- Departmental select committees
- proved to be very successful in scrutinising
- Policies of government departments
- Publishing shortcomings or failures
- proved to be very successful in scrutinising
- Departmental select committees
- Negative
- MPs are given relatively little time to scrutinize proposed legislation.
- Laws are often poorly drafted
- MPs are given relatively little time to scrutinize proposed legislation.
- Positive
- Representation
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