Backbenchers Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

SAMPLE PAPER 1 NCTJ EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED/ What is the key role of a whip? The key role of a whip is to enforce party discipline and that all members of the party are voting in accordance with the party's political ideology and policies. The whip's role is 'talent spotting' from the backbenchers. A party whip ensures that MP's vote in accordance with the parties policies rather than their own individual ideology, as if not issues would arise such ...

Edexcel A Level Politics Paper 2 Mark Scheme June 2022. Pearson Edexcel GCE In Politics (9PL0) Paper 2: UK Government and Non-core Political Ideas. Only government proposed amendments succeed in the Commons. Due to the majority for the government, the whip system and party loyalty in the Commons, nearly all successful amendments to bills require government backing with only 1% of proposals from non-government parliamentarians succeeding (UCL). We can conclude that the government’s dom...

Edexcel A Level Politics Paper 2 Mark Scheme June 2022. UK Government and Non-core Political Ideas. Only government proposed amendments succeed in the Commons. Due to the majority for the government, the whip system and party loyalty in the Commons, nearly all successful amendments to bills require government backing with only 1% of proposals from non-government parliamentarians succeeding (UCL). We can conclude that the government’s domination of the Commons makes Parliament largely...

NCTJ Sample Paper 1 Questions and Answers Already Passed What is the key role of a whip? The key role of a whip is to enforce party discipline and that all members of the party are voting in accordance with the party's political ideology and policies. The whip's role is 'talent spotting' from the backbenchers. A party whip ensures that MP's vote in accordance with the parties policies rather than their own individual ideology, as if not issues would arise such as the Three line...

Constitution - a set of rules determining where ultimate power lies in a system and relationship between government Unentrenched - having no special procedure for amendments Uncodified - the constitution is not written so cannot be followed Unitary - power is in one place Parliamentary sovereignty - parliament has ultimate power over laws, can't bind its successors and its legislation can't be struck down by a higher body Rule of law - everyone must follow the rule and will be punished ...

Evaluate how far the power of the executive has been undermined by constitutional reforms since 1997 PARA 1 - P1 - P1 - devolution Blair, as part of his democratising reforms, enabled referendums to be held on devolving legislative powers to Scotland, Wales and NI. This has undermined the power of the executive by granting other assemblies powers that used to be held at westminster. Westminster now has no say on certain areas of legislation in devolved assemblies. 1997 resulted in an overwh...

Parliamentary Privilege Backbench MPs Significance of Backbenchers The Backbench Business Committee The Work of Select Committees Select Committees as Effective Select Committees as Ineffective The Role and Significance of the Opposition Prime Minister’s Questions The Purpose and Nature of Ministerial Question Time Complete with case studies, statistics and examples

backbenchers - The supporters of the leaders of the political parties in the House of Commons are called the ____. Shadow P.M. and Shadow Cabinet - The _____ and the _____ are the leadership members of the largest opposition party in the House of Commons. Caretaker - When an election is called for the House of Commons, the Queen designates the current government to be a _____ government. P.M. and Cabinet - The frontbenchers of the majority party in the House of Commons are the ____ and th...

Evaluate the extent to which the Prime Minster dominates UK politics (30 marks) INTRODUCTION (agree) - The prime minister is undoubtedly the most powerful person in the UK political system. However, the powers of the PM are not unlimited. This essay will discuss the constraints and freedoms that the PM is subject to. It will conclude that normally PMs are very powerful. Evaluate the extent to which the Prime Minster dominates UK politics (30 marks) AGREEMENT - The powers of the Prime Minis...

Evaluate how far an uncodified constitution remains appropriate in modern British political process - 1. flexible so can adapt to modern times - lack of proper restraints means that serious constitutional change can happen without proper regulation 2. effective govt as govt can easily pass legilsation through parliamnent - codified constitution would allow to limit govt more and seperation of powers 3. introducing codification could politicise the judiciary - codified constitution would al...