The legislative Process in Parliament/The making of law in Parliament: The following are the parliamentary stages a Bill will have to go through before becoming law: a)First Reading. This is a mere formality. In the case of a Government Bill‚ the Minister concerned presents the Bill to the House. The title of the Bill is read. There is no debate and no voting. The Bill is then circulated to all members. b)Second Reading. This is a crucial stage. There is vigorous debate by the Opposition and
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PARLIAMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM Nobody set out to create Parliament. It developed naturally out of the daily political needs of the English King and his government. The modern British Parliament is one of the oldest continuous representative assemblies in the world. The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland. The Acts created a new unified Kingdom of Great Britain and dissolved
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What are the functions of parliament? Parliament is the highest legislative authority in the UK. It has responsibility for checking the work of government and examining‚ debating and approving new laws. It is also known as the legislature. The key features of the parliament are the legislation‚ representation‚ scrutiny and oversight‚ recruitment and legitimacy. Parliament makes laws; this is why it is classified as a legislature. Parliament is the supreme legislature in the UK‚ in that it
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government can be dated back to the government that started in kingdom of Great Britain during the 17th and 18th century. Several countries gradually adopted and reformed the system to best align with their political background (Dyck‚ 2006). The parliament usually consists of two chambers which are elected lower house and upper house. The representatives in the lower house are elected directly by the public as their political representatives‚ but the senate in the upper house are appointed or elected
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Influences on Parliament Pressure Groups Pressure groups are organisations of people who believe in the same cause. They have strongly held views and wish to influence some aspect of society. Groups of people working together usually have more effect than individuals. Pressure groups have the right to criticise the government‚ hold meetings‚ protest and make their views known by using the media. They have the responsibility to base their criticisms on facts and their meetings should be peaceful
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PARLIAMENT IN INDIA AND SHORT NOTES ON OTHER PARLIAMENTS By‚ T.Vishnu‚ IX A. The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body in India. The parliament house originally known as ’Council House ’‚ founded in 1919‚ the Parliament alone possesses legislative supremacy and
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‘good kicking’ during European elections‚ as seen in the UK‚ Spain and France‚ rather than vote on a broad manifesto of ideas. This is fuelled further by MEPs campaigning on local issues rather than European ones.” This is an example of part of the democratic deficit in the European Parliament. To further show how there is a democratic deficit in the European Parliament I will explain how it is largely inaccessible to its European citizens and how the European Parliament lacks the power that it
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describe the impact of international factors on a selected business. M3 – assess the impact of changes in the global and European business environment on a selected business. Kyoto Protocol The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement on Climate Change. The major feature of the Kyoto Protocol is that it sets binding targets for 37 industrialized countries and the European community for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This amounts to an average of five per cent over the five-year period
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Official Journal of the European Union L 342/59 REGULATION (EC) No 1223/2009 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products (recast) (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EURO PEAN UNION‚ (5) Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu nity‚ and in particular Article 95 thereof‚ Having regard to the proposal from the Commission‚ Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1)
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in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. He leads the whole executive branch. Besides that‚ there is an upper house and a lower house which has different powers respectively. In Malaysia‚ the upper house of the parliament of Malaysia is known as Dewan Negara. It consists of 70 senators which is appointed by Yang di-Pertuan Agong with the advice of the Prime Minister. They are responsible to initiate and amend the legislation‚ as long as it does not concern with the
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