Primary Legislation

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. The legislative process includes the process of implementing and enforcing the law once made.

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. In the modern state, legislation is commonly enacted or authorized by __________, and takes precedence over conflicting rules or principles developed by the courts, but not over the written constitution of the state nor, in certain circumstances, certain of its international legal obligations.

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. Parliaments and legislatures have more functions than simply making law. Which of the following options are common parliamentary functions? Please select all that apply.

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. Which of the following statements accurately capture Dicey's view on the limitations which exist on Parliament's law-making powers?

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. Which of the following institutions plays the most important role in the legislative process?

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. The government is always under legal obligation to carry out public consultation every time it formulates policy.

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. Parliamentary Counsel, who draft legislation, see themselves as ___________ rather than policy-makers.

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. Which of the following can be advanced as justifications for the complexity which is associated with the drafting style of Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom? Please select all that apply.

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. What statement best reflects the views of the House of Commons Modernization Committee on the value of pre-legislative scrutiny?

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. Match the type of legislature to its principal features.

It has the capacity to formulate its own policies from scratch.

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It modifies or rejects government proposals and does not make them from scratch.

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It assents to whatever policy is made by the government.

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. Match the relevant legislative stage to the order in which it comes in Westminster's legislative process.

Second Reading

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Committee Stage

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Report Stage

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Third Stage

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. Why does David Feldman suggest that legislative scrutiny in the UK Parliament is not afforded the attention it deserves?

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. What were the goals of the academics working on the Constitutional Standards of the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution? Please select all that apply.

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. At least one important function of Parliament in relation to legislation - maybe its principal function - is to provide political __________ for the implementation of what usually begins as a partisan proposal.

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