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The [year] magna carta constitutionally set a precedent that would lead to parliamentary sovereignty later. It meant there were no limits on the ???

1215 competence of parliament

after joining in [year] the UK was a member of the EU for nearly ?? years

1973 50

in [year] David Cameron called for the ? punishment of those who rioted

2011 exemplary

Kier Starmer example lack of control. Told party to abstain from ceasefire vote but only ?? in total did. Of them ? were cabinet ministers

10 8

why was the 2022 dissolution of parliament act passed - it overturned a certain rule about needing a 2/3 parliamentary vote to call an election

BJ failed on a vote to call an electon 3x

word for UK constitution to do with power being held all in one place

unitary

example showing UK not strictly bound to European charter on human rights.

2005 anti-terrorist legislation passed due to derogation

one constitutional work of authority was the twin pillars theory, a newer one came from the ?? of the 2010 coalition

cabinet secretary

some policy area sovereignty went to the EU with the passage of the [year] [treaty]

2009 Lisbon

the 1999 HOL act left 92 hereditary peers remaining, this was called the ??

cranborne compromise

before the 1999 HOL act there were over [number] peers

1000

strategic reason the 2011 FTP passed

so lib dems couldn’t be bullied by PM threatening to call election

2015 Recall of the MPs act is limited in accountability as constituents cannot recall an MP based off of…

their voting record

example showing impact of recall of the MPs even when the MP wasn’t removed

Ian Paisley Jr forced to answer to scrutiny about working on behalf of foreign government

what power did the Lords get in 2014

to resign retire or be kicked

example of instance causing the west lothian Q. in [year] tuition fees raised to £[?] thanks to votes from Scottish MPs who live in a country with free uni

2002 3000

city devolution outside London initially failed with ? ? and Newcastle rejecting it. What worked better was ?? of which there are [number]

leeds manchester combined authorities 11

% of the UK population live under the jurisdiction of a metro mayor

21%

in [year] ?? was elected as the first North Tyne metro mayor. the position of police and crime commissioner for the area though had low turnout at the electio and is more of a gateway job as evident with ??

2019 Jamie Driscoll Kim McGuiness

If England devolved it would dominate the union as it contains % of the GDP of the UK

95%

In 2004 how many people voted no to NE devolution

78%

London lost devolved body under ? being seen as a ?? then regained it via ?

Thatcher socialist enclave Blair

The good friday agreement did not create a northern ireland parliament… it ? it since [year]

restored 1972

most constituencies have between ??k and ??k people

60k 80k

around how many MPs are frontbenchers

140

in the HOL there are ?? lords spiritual which only includes anglican leaders, other faiths are just life peers. There are ??? crossbenchers

26 180

Critique of Boris Johnson peer appointment. Critique of Rishi Sunak peer appointment

his brother David Cameron

3 types of backbench bills

ballot 10 minute presentation

bill that the HOC voted for the HOL to stop delaying after 1yr period

2000 lowering gay age of consent to 16

May, via ???x statutory instruments, attempted to make it so her brexit deal couldn’t be scrutinised as usual

600

The commons do not have time to deal with statutory instruments, instead the HOL deals with it via the

secondary legislation scrutiny committee

what committees do all backbench MPs have to sit on

public bills committees

Private members bills can be opposed very easily as they have to be rescheduled on the parliamentary timetable everytime {?} MPs say ?

1 oppose

scrutiny of the executive is easier due to ?? and the fact that the public accounts committee is always chaired by a member of the ?

parliamentary privilege opposition

example of Public accounts committee legislative change [year]

2016 stricted tax avoidance crackdowns for multinational corporations like Google

the ?? which is there for departmental heads to checkt the PM is not effective considering ?? could just delay his appearances

liason committee Boris Johnson

in recent years the number of ? in parliament has grown, they act as policy advisors to ministers

SPADS

Who was pressured to resign in 2017 as a SPAD for being accused of writing parts of the Tory manifesto and overall undermining the private role of PM ?

Fiona Hill May

What is the informal way a PM is tested by parliament

whether they can pass a budget

example of Cameron respecting parliament’s role to do with the military

they voted against military action in Syrian airspace

the payroll vote, assured votes from paid ministers, goes out to how many people

120

3 examples of collective ministerial responsibility not being in effect: [1] [Eg. Gove] [support]

coalition brexit vote may

whilst it seems extreme for ministers to resign for breaking IMR, the impact of this expulsion is short term as ?? and ?? returned to ministerial positions after doing this

Amber Rudd Priti Patel

whilst Thatcher filled cabinet with her own allies, May also filled it with…

filled it with pro/anti brexit and allies

what is it called when the PM is so individually popular their majority increases as people vote for the party

prime ministerial coattails

which PM presented decisions to cabinet as a fait accompli and what does it mean

Blair decision already made for them

a [year] poll showed that desire for Welsh independence was at a level similar to when the independence referendum for Scotland was called at % [for wales]

2021 39%