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6. How many MPs make up a committee?

  • Between 50 and 100
  • Less than 10
  • Between 20 and 50
  • Between 10 and 30

7. What is the final stage of a Bill's passage?

  • Start of an Act
  • Commencement of an Act
  • Introduction of an Act
  • Beginning of an Act

8. What is the fourth stage of a Bill's passage called?

  • Debate Stage
  • Commencement Stage
  • Report Stage
  • Amendment Stage

9. Do all Acts have to be passed immediately?

  • No, the monarch chooses its start date
  • Yes, all Acts begin on the day they receive Royal Assent
  • No, some can have a date set or a government minister nominated to choose the start date
  • No, Acts never begin on the same day they receive Royal Assent

10. What is the third stage of a Bill's passage called?

  • Third Reading
  • Tertiary Reading
  • Committee Stage
  • Report Stage

11. What is the first stage of a Bill's passage called?

  • Introductory Reading
  • Initial Reading
  • First Reading
  • Opening Reading

12. What normally passes Bills before they become law?

  • Both Houses
  • House of Commons
  • House of Lords
  • Supreme Court

13. What is the stage called involving a Bill receiving the monarch's agreement to it becoming law?

  • Royal Assent
  • Royal Approval
  • Royal Acknowledgment
  • Royal Acceptance

14. What happens during the fourth stage of a Bill's passage?

  • The committee debates the Bill's principles
  • The committee reports back to the House with their personal opinions
  • The committee reports back to the House with the suggested amendments, which are voted on
  • The committee reports back to the House with the suggested amendments, which are not voted on

15. What happens during the fifth stage of a Bill's passage?

  • There is a final vote on the Bill, never with a further debate
  • There is a final vote on the Bill, with a further debate if 3 MPs request it
  • There is a final vote on the Bill, with a further debate if at least 6 MPs request it
  • There is a final vote on the Bill, always with a further debate

16. What is the committee's role?

  • To remove clauses where necessary
  • To debate the Bill
  • To go through each clause of the Bill and propose amendments where necessary
  • To add extra clauses where necessary

17. Can the House of Lords make amendments to a Bill?

  • Yes, but they must be approved by the monarch
  • No, the House does not have the power to make amendments
  • Yes, but they must be considered by the House of Commons before the Bill enters its final stage
  • Yes, and these can be approved without the House of Commons' consent

18. What happens if the vote is in favour of the Bill?

  • It is commenced in its current House
  • It is passed to the other House, where it goes through the same stages
  • It is passed to the other House and commenced
  • It is amended for a final time and then commenced

19. What happens at the end of the second stage of the Bill's passage?

  • The Bill is commenced
  • There is a vote
  • The Bill is open to suggested amendments
  • The Bill is passed to another House

20. What is the second stage of a Bill's passage called?

  • Second Reading
  • Subsequent Reading
  • Following Reading
  • Next Reading