Parliament
Mind Map of parliament key points
- Created by: Hannah
- Created on: 14-01-13 10:43
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- Parliament
- Main Features
- Fused executive and legislature
- Vote of no confidence -parl can dismiss got
- Power is exercised collectively within executive
- PM commands majority in parl
- Head of executive, not head of state
- Commons
- Key powers = parliamentary soverignty and motion of no confidence
- 650 members
- Over 100 ministerial positions
- Whips
- Lords
- Can delay bills for up to a year
- Can suggest amendments
- Hereditary Peers, Life Peers, Lords Spiritual, Lords of Appeal
- Monarchy
- Formal and ceremonial role
- Royal assent, appointing PM, dissolving parl, Queen's speech
- Functions
- Legislation
- Scrutiny and accoutability
- Representation
- Recruitment of ministers
- Legitimacy
- Reform
- Commons
- Pre-legislative scrutiny
- Carry-over of legislation
- Modernization Committee
- Liason Committee
- PM's Question Time
- Westminster Hall Sittings
- Lords
- 92 hereditary peers removed
- Increased legitimacy
- Better placed to scrutinise
- No party majority
- More representative
- Conflict with Commons
- Legislative gridlock
- Crossbenchers lost
- Shortcomings of [arty control duplicated
- Commons
- Main Features
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