Chapter 3 Self-test questions

. The House of Lords Act 1999 removed all of the hereditary peers from the House of Lords.

True

False

. Which of the following categories are ineligible to become MPs? Please select all that apply.

Anyone aged under 21.

Members of the House of Lords.

Aliens.

Anyone aged over 65.

. The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 sets the period of time between general elections as …………?

3 years

7 years

5 years

10 years

. The 'Lords Spiritual' represent a range of different religions, corresponding to the multi-faith demographics of 21^st century United Kingdom.

True

False

. The Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights, the Act of Union 1707 and the Human Rights Act 1998 are all examples of what?
Please select all that apply.

Private legislation

Public legislation

Hybrid legislation

Constitutional statutes

. A Private Members' Bill may be described as a prospective piece of legislation which….

contains elements of public and private bills.

has been introduced by a back-bench MP.

is for the benefit of a particular locality or person.

has been introduced by a member of the general public.

. Which of the following are forms of 'Private Members' Bills'? Please select all that apply.

Ballot Bills.

Ten-minute Rule Bills.

Thirty-minute Rule Bills.

Presentation Bills.

. 'Constitutional' statutes are immune from implied repeal.

True

False

. Which of the following are stages in the passage of primary legislation? Please select all that apply.

Second reading.

Committee stage.

Third Reading.

Fourth Reading.

. A Bill becomes an Act only when it receives Royal Assent.

True

False

. Bills of constitutional importance, and bills which need to be passed quickly, will have their Committee stage in the House of Commons heard by a __ ___ _____ _____.

. When the government wants to impose a limit on the debate on a particular stage of a Bill's progress through the House of Commons, it proposes an __________ __ ____ Motion, usually referred to as the Guillotine.

. 'Ping pong' is the informal name given to which of the following situations?

When a Bill moves from its second reading in the House of Commons to committee and then back to the House of Commons for the report stage.

When a Bill has not completed all its stages by the end of the Parliamentary session, when Parliament is prorogued, but the Bill is allowed to continue at the start of the next session.

When the provisions of a statute have been declared incompatible with the European Convention of Human Rights, and a government minister uses his powers under the Human Rights Act 1998 to amend the Act.

When a Bill has been passed by one House, and then passed by the other House but with amendments, it then has to pass back and forth between the two Houses until full agreement is reached (if ever).

. The Parliament Act procedure allows the House of Commons to pass legislation without the agreement of the ____ __ ____.

. The Parliament Act procedure – allowing the passage of a Bill without the consent of the House of Lords – includes the requirements that…
Please select all that apply.

the Bill must have been rejected twice by the House of Lords.

the Bill must have been passed by the House of Commons in successive sessions.

at least two years must have elapsed between the date of the second reading in the first Commons session and the date of the third reading in the Commons in the second session.

the Bill must deal with a matter of major constitutional importance.

. 'Money Bills,' once passed by the House of Commons, cannot be delayed by the House of Lords.

False

True

. The bill which became the Parliament Act 1911 – and which removed the House of Lords' veto over Bills – was passed by the House of Commons but not by the House of Lords.

False

True

. A provision in an Act of Parliament authorising a government minister to amend that Act by statutory instrument is often called a _____ ___ ______.

. The 'negative laying procedure' for statutory instruments requires…

that both Houses of Parliament give their approval.

that a statutory instrument is laid before Parliament for 40 days, during which time the instrument may be annulled.

that a statutory instrument is laid before Parliament for 40 weeks, during which time the instrument may be annulled..
incorrect

the approval of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

. A type of statutory instrument which brings some or all of an Act of Parliament into effect is called a ____________ ________.

. During the UK's 47-year membership of the EU, most directives were implemented into UK law by Act of Parliament.

False

True

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