A member of Parliament who holds a ministerial position on the Cabinet or Shadow Cabinet
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Backbencher
A member of Parliament who does not hold a ministerial position on the Cabinet or Shadow Cabinet
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Speaker
An unaffiliated MP, elected by other MPs to preside over the debates and maintain order in the House of Commons.
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Hereditary Peers
A member of the House of Lords who sat in the chamber because of their ancestral title. Only 88 remain after the 1998 House of Lords Act, due to four dying.
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Life Peers
A member of the House of Lords elected for life. The PM appoints Life Peers through royal prerogative.
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Crossbenchers
An unaffiliated member of the House of Lords. They are called this because of the angel of the benches they sit on.
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Leader of the Opposition
The leader of the political party that controls the party with the second largest number of seats.
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Lords Spiritual
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York, alongside 24 of the most senior bishops in the Church of England, who sit in the House of Lords
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Bill
A legislative proposal that is going through Parliament
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Act
A piece of statute law that has been passed by Parliament and receives royal assent
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Public Bill
Proposed legislation that applies to the entire public body. These make up the majority of legislation passed
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Green paper
A discussion paper that marks the start of the consultation period on a piece of proposed legislature
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White paper
A firm proposal on a piece of legislation that follows on from the Green Paper period
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Private member's bill
A legislative proposal by a backbencher. These are public bills. These can come about through the private members' ballot, under the Ten Minute Rule or through Standing Order 58
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Secondary legislation
The making of laws with the consent of Westminster. Applies to the Welsh Assembly
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
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A member of Parliament who does not hold a ministerial position on the Cabinet or Shadow Cabinet
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Backbencher
Card 3
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An unaffiliated MP, elected by other MPs to preside over the debates and maintain order in the House of Commons.
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Card 4
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A member of the House of Lords who sat in the chamber because of their ancestral title. Only 88 remain after the 1998 House of Lords Act, due to four dying.
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Card 5
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A member of the House of Lords elected for life. The PM appoints Life Peers through royal prerogative.
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