VCAA 2001 Question 8 A. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of parliament as a law-maker. Illustrate your answer with a comparison of law-making by courts. (12 marks) Parliaments primary role is to make laws on behalf of the community as the need arises. Parliament can also change the law as the need arises. Eg//cloning. As parliament only sits for a small portion of the year they cannot always change the law as the need arises. They also may not be able to foresee all future circumstances
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‘In the United Kingdom Parliament is supreme in all legislative matters; a written constitution could never be introduced because it would always be subject to express or implied amendment or repeal’ ‘Parliament is the only body which can make laws in the United Kingdom (UK)‚ and is therefore sovereign. No other authority can over-rule or change the laws which parliament has made. Political commentators often say that parliament can do "what the hell it likes" in terms of law making. This by and
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making through parliament is known to be a controversial matter. The pass bills‚ they debate and changes laws but to what extent is it effective. The parliament makes laws in future. Which means they think ahead of what the world’s developing to and thinks of what new laws will be needed for society once this is done it allows society to know what the law is and how it will apply to them. Another thing that parliament is the debate that takes place in parliament. The members of parliament can point
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Can Parliament effectively hold Government to account? In the UK‚ holding the government to account is one of Parliament’s main functions. Parliament scrutinises the actions of the government and forces them to justify bills‚ explain their motives and defend their policies. There are many effective ways in which Parliament effectively holds the government to account. Select committees check and report on areas ranging from the work of government departments to economic affairs. There is a commons
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How well does Parliament perform its various functions? There are several important functions that Parliament must perform. The word Parliament derived from the Latin ‘parliamentum’ and the French word ‘parler’ which originally meant a talk- which is what Parliament does most of the time. Parliament consists of the House of Commons‚ the House of Lords and the Monarchy. Parliament is the highest judicial‚ legislative and executive body in Britain. A parliamentary form of government acknowledges
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To what extent does the parliament hold the executive to account? Parliament does not govern‚ but its role is to check or constrain the government of the day. Many therefore argue that parliament’s most important function is to ‘call the government to account’’‚ there by forcing the members to explain their actions and justify their policies. There are three groups within the UK parliament‚ the House of Commons‚ the House of Lords‚ and the Monarchy. The HoC consists of 646 MP’s and each MP is
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HOW WELL DOES PARLIAMENT PERFORM ITS VARIOUS FUNCTIONS? Parliament is designed to hold the executive accountable; therefore it goes about this by various means of government scrutiny‚ such as Prime Minister’s Question Time. In addition‚ Parliament is expected to perform a legislative function‚ creating the process of a bill becoming a law after undergoing many stages between the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Finally‚ Parliament is also required to be representative of the
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HOW FAR DO YOU AGREE THAT PARLIAMENT MOSTLY COOPERATED WITH ELIZABETH I? (Explain your answer.) During her time as the queen of England‚ Elizabeth Tudor had to make many decisions on matters both political and personal‚ such as new religious policies‚ whether she would marry‚ whom she would name her heir and also how much power and privilege to delegate to her parliament. The House of Commons and the House of Lords made up Elizabeth’s parliament; the Commons consisted of citizens elected by their
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FRQ England developed a Parliamentary monarchy that shaped future political development in Europe. Beginning with the succession of James I up through the Glorious Revolution‚ the role of Parliament in English Politics underwent considerable changes‚ such as being disregarded by the king of "divine right‚" James I and his son Charles I‚ then completely dissolved under the military dictatorship of Oliver Cromwell‚ and finally restored after James II was forced to abdicate his throne and William
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Question: The British Parliament was once supreme. Discuss with reference to Britain’s membership of the EU and its obligations to the ECHR. Answer: It has been suggested that the British Parliament was once supreme (or sovereign) but that its supremacy has been eroded as a result of Britain’s membership of the EU and its signature of the ECHR. In order to examine this proposition‚ it is necessary to consider the origins or traditional doctrine of Parliamentary supremacy and differing theories
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