Starter quiz
- What are laws?
- promises made by citizens
- rules that are used to order the way in which a society behaves ✓
- rules which most of society has to follow
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- What is the difference between a rule and a law?
- The consequences of breaking a rule are more severe than breaking a law.
- There is no difference between a rule and a law.
- Rules may change depending on the situation, laws apply to everyone equally. ✓
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- Who is the head of state of the UK?
- the monarch ✓
- the Prime Minister
- the President
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- At what age do you become criminally responsible for yourself in England?
- '10' ✓
- Match the chamber to who sits in it.
- House of Commons⇔Members of Parliament (MPs) ✓
- House of Lords⇔Lords, Ladies or Peers ✓
- Who is the head of the UK Government?
- 'Prime Minister' ✓
Exit quiz
- Which one of these is the odd one out?
- Black Paper ✓
- Green Paper
- White Paper
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- Who is involved in the final stage of lawmaking?
- the Prime Minister
- the House of Commons
- the monarch ✓
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- Match the branch to its role.
- Legislative⇔Parliament; it creates laws ✓
- Executive⇔Prime Minister and Cabinet; they put laws into practice ✓
- Judiciary⇔judges; they interpret the law ✓
- Is this statement correct? The Prime Minister can create new laws on their own.
- 'No' ✓
- Order these stages of the lawmaking process.
- 1⇔Green Paper
- 2⇔White Paper
- 3⇔First and Second Reading
- 4⇔Committee stage
- 5⇔Report stage
- 6⇔Third Reading
- 7⇔Royal Assent
- Which of these is a disadvantage of the process Bills go through to become laws?
- It can take a very long time. ✓
- The process is too quick.
- The process allows too much public involvement.
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Key learning points
- Laws are created within a three branch system.
- Separation of powers includes the three branches of the legislature, the executive and the judicary.
- Before a Bill becomes a law, it goes through many stages.
- There are advantages and disadvantages to these different stages.
Common misconception
The Prime Minister alone makes all the laws.
Laws are created by Parliament, this involves members of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords debating and voting on what they should look like.
Keywords
Society - people living together in an ordered community
Parliament - the institution of government in the UK; it comprises of three parts: the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the monarch
Government - the group of people with the authority to govern a country; in the UK, the government is chosen and led by the Prime Minister (PM)
Bill - a proposed law under consideration by Parliament
Act of parliament (act) - a law that has been passed by Parliament
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