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1. What Are The 4 Reasons Why The 'partially Reformed' Hol Has Appeared To Have Become A More Significant Check On The Government Than The 'traditional' Hol?

Can Delay Bills Passed By The Hoc For Up To One Year: However Cannot Delay Money Bills Or Bills In A Party's Manifesto (Salisbury)- Have Some Veto PowersNo Majority Party In The Lords - Greater Legitimacy - Landslide Majorities In The Commons - The Politics Of The Parliament Acts52% Of Conservatives And 74% Of Lib DemsParty Unity Is More Relaxed: Peers Are There For Life - So Do Not Need Party Machine To Stay In Place - There Was No Guarantee Of Majority Control: Hol Can Be Used To Check Power In A Partisan Way - Most Apparent Under Blair

2. What Are The 2 Main Reasons Why The Lords Is Often A More Effective Check On The Executive Than The Commons

3. What Percentage Of Conservatives And What Percentage Of Lib Dem Mps Defied The Party Whip At Least Once During The Coalition?

52% Of Conservatives And 74% Of Lib DemsNo Majority Party In The Lords - Greater Legitimacy - Landslide Majorities In The Commons - The Politics Of The Parliament ActsCan Delay Bills Passed By The Hoc For Up To One Year: However Cannot Delay Money Bills Or Bills In A Party's Manifesto (Salisbury)- Have Some Veto PowersParty Unity Is More Relaxed: Peers Are There For Life - So Do Not Need Party Machine To Stay In Place - There Was No Guarantee Of Majority Control: Hol Can Be Used To Check Power In A Partisan Way - Most Apparent Under Blair

4. What Are The 2 Main Powers Of The Hol As Set Out In The Parliament Acts Of 1911 And 1949?

Can Delay Bills Passed By The Hoc For Up To One Year: However Cannot Delay Money Bills Or Bills In A Party's Manifesto (Salisbury)- Have Some Veto Powers52% Of Conservatives And 74% Of Lib DemsParty Unity Is More Relaxed: Peers Are There For Life - So Do Not Need Party Machine To Stay In Place - There Was No Guarantee Of Majority Control: Hol Can Be Used To Check Power In A Partisan Way - Most Apparent Under BlairNo Majority Party In The Lords - Greater Legitimacy - Landslide Majorities In The Commons - The Politics Of The Parliament Acts

5. Why Did Labour Agree To Keep Some Hereditary Peers In Place - What Did The Number Transform From?

To East The Passage Of The Bill - With Number Of Hereditary's Reduced From 777-max 92No Majority Party In The Lords - Greater Legitimacy - Landslide Majorities In The Commons - The Politics Of The Parliament Acts52% Of Conservatives And 74% Of Lib DemsParty Unity Is More Relaxed: Peers Are There For Life - So Do Not Need Party Machine To Stay In Place - There Was No Guarantee Of Majority Control: Hol Can Be Used To Check Power In A Partisan Way - Most Apparent Under Blair

6. What Are 3 Reasons Why Parliament's Effectiveness As A Legislature Has Also Been Questioned?

No Majority Party In The Lords - Greater Legitimacy - Landslide Majorities In The Commons - The Politics Of The Parliament ActsBulk Of Parliament's Time Is Spent Considering The Government's Legislative Programme With Only A Small About Of Private Member's Bills Being Considered Of Which Only Those With Government Support Are Successful - Due To Party Control Of Hoc - Government Bills Are Rarely Defeated - With Amendments Normally Focused On Small Details Rather Than Major Principles- The Lords Play A Subordinate Role In The Legislative Process - Spending Most Of Its Time 'cleaning Up Bills That Have Not Been Adequately Scrutinised In The CommonsParty Unity Is More Relaxed: Peers Are There For Life - So Do Not Need Party Machine To Stay In Place - There Was No Guarantee Of Majority Control: Hol Can Be Used To Check Power In A Partisan Way - Most Apparent Under Blair52% Of Conservatives And 74% Of Lib Dems

7. What Are 3 Reasons Why The Effectiveness Of This Recruiting Programme Has Been Called Into Question?

Ministers Are Recruited From A Limited Pool - Namely Mps From Governing Party- Parliamentarians May Acquire Speech Making Skills - But They Do Not Gain The Bureaucratic Or Management Skills Necessary To Run A Government Department - Fewer And Fewer Ministers Have Experienced Careers Outside Of Politics - Often Starting A Spads52% Of Conservatives And 74% Of Lib DemsParty Unity Is More Relaxed: Peers Are There For Life - So Do Not Need Party Machine To Stay In Place - There Was No Guarantee Of Majority Control: Hol Can Be Used To Check Power In A Partisan Way - Most Apparent Under BlairNo Majority Party In The Lords - Greater Legitimacy - Landslide Majorities In The Commons - The Politics Of The Parliament Acts

8. What Are The 6 Chief Features Of Parliamentary Government?

Party Unity Is More Relaxed: Peers Are There For Life - So Do Not Need Party Machine To Stay In Place - There Was No Guarantee Of Majority Control: Hol Can Be Used To Check Power In A Partisan Way - Most Apparent Under BlairGovernments Are Formed As A Result Of Parliamentary Elections- The Personnel Of Government Are Drawn From Parliament - Government Is Responsible To Parliament And Can Be Removed Through A Vote Of No Confidence- Government Can 'dissolve' Parliament (Although Has Been Restricted Due To Fixed Term Parliaments)- Government Has A Collective Face Rather Than Personal Leadership- PM Is Head Of Government But Not Head Of StateNo Majority Party In The Lords - Greater Legitimacy - Landslide Majorities In The Commons - The Politics Of The Parliament Acts52% Of Conservatives And 74% Of Lib Dems

9. How Did Blair Reform PMqs And When?

52% Of Conservatives And 74% Of Lib DemsParty Unity Is More Relaxed: Peers Are There For Life - So Do Not Need Party Machine To Stay In Place - There Was No Guarantee Of Majority Control: Hol Can Be Used To Check Power In A Partisan Way - Most Apparent Under BlairNo Majority Party In The Lords - Greater Legitimacy - Landslide Majorities In The Commons - The Politics Of The Parliament Acts1997 - Halved The Number Of Occasions In Which The PM Stood Before The Commons

10. What Are The 3 Reasons Why The Effectiveness Of Parliament In Scrutinising The Government Has Been Called Into Account?

52% Of Conservatives And 74% Of Lib DemsMajority Of Mps In The Hoc Belong To The Governing Party - So Wish To Support Rather Than Criticise The Government - Question Time Is Often Weak And Ineffective With More Time Spent Embarrasing Ministers Than Scrutinising Their Actions - Select Committees Also Have Their DisadvantagesParty Unity Is More Relaxed: Peers Are There For Life - So Do Not Need Party Machine To Stay In Place - There Was No Guarantee Of Majority Control: Hol Can Be Used To Check Power In A Partisan Way - Most Apparent Under BlairNo Majority Party In The Lords - Greater Legitimacy - Landslide Majorities In The Commons - The Politics Of The Parliament Acts

11. By 1900 - What Percentage Of Votes Were 'party Votes'?

No Majority Party In The Lords - Greater Legitimacy - Landslide Majorities In The Commons - The Politics Of The Parliament Acts90%52% Of Conservatives And 74% Of Lib DemsParty Unity Is More Relaxed: Peers Are There For Life - So Do Not Need Party Machine To Stay In Place - There Was No Guarantee Of Majority Control: Hol Can Be Used To Check Power In A Partisan Way - Most Apparent Under Blair

12. How Can Fixed-term Parliaments Be Argued To Have Eroded The Power Of Parliament?

52% Of Conservatives And 74% Of Lib DemsBy Weakening Its Capacity To 'speak For The Nation'Party Unity Is More Relaxed: Peers Are There For Life - So Do Not Need Party Machine To Stay In Place - There Was No Guarantee Of Majority Control: Hol Can Be Used To Check Power In A Partisan Way - Most Apparent Under BlairNo Majority Party In The Lords - Greater Legitimacy - Landslide Majorities In The Commons - The Politics Of The Parliament Acts

13. What 5 Things Did Brown Want Parliament To Be Consulted On?

Declaring War - Dissolving Parliament - Recalling Parliament - Ratify Treaties - Choosing Bishops Or Appointing JudgesParty Unity Is More Relaxed: Peers Are There For Life - So Do Not Need Party Machine To Stay In Place - There Was No Guarantee Of Majority Control: Hol Can Be Used To Check Power In A Partisan Way - Most Apparent Under Blair52% Of Conservatives And 74% Of Lib DemsNo Majority Party In The Lords - Greater Legitimacy - Landslide Majorities In The Commons - The Politics Of The Parliament Acts

14. Why Did The Stage 2 Reforms Of The Lords Prove So Hard To Enact? (3 Reasons)

Party Unity Is More Relaxed: Peers Are There For Life - So Do Not Need Party Machine To Stay In Place - There Was No Guarantee Of Majority Control: Hol Can Be Used To Check Power In A Partisan Way - Most Apparent Under Blair52% Of Conservatives And 74% Of Lib DemsBecause The Removal Of Hereditary's And Appointment Of Labour Peers Effectively Solved Both Major Faults Simultaneously - New Spirit Of Assertiveness In Partially Reformed Lords Led To To Worry About The Power Of A Second Elected Chamber - Disagreement About The Nature Of Any Replacement Chamber Has ContinuedNo Majority Party In The Lords - Greater Legitimacy - Landslide Majorities In The Commons - The Politics Of The Parliament Acts

15. Why Do Presidential Systems Produce More Powerful And Independent Legislatures?

No Majority Party In The Lords - Greater Legitimacy - Landslide Majorities In The Commons - The Politics Of The Parliament Acts52% Of Conservatives And 74% Of Lib DemsBecause It Ensures The Government And Parliament Are Formally Independent From Each Other And Separately Elected From One AnotherParty Unity Is More Relaxed: Peers Are There For Life - So Do Not Need Party Machine To Stay In Place - There Was No Guarantee Of Majority Control: Hol Can Be Used To Check Power In A Partisan Way - Most Apparent Under Blair

16. When Did Party Unity Hit Its Peak?

No Majority Party In The Lords - Greater Legitimacy - Landslide Majorities In The Commons - The Politics Of The Parliament ActsDuring The 1950s And Early 1960sParty Unity Is More Relaxed: Peers Are There For Life - So Do Not Need Party Machine To Stay In Place - There Was No Guarantee Of Majority Control: Hol Can Be Used To Check Power In A Partisan Way - Most Apparent Under Blair52% Of Conservatives And 74% Of Lib Dems

17. What Are The 4 Main Arguments Against An Elected Second Chamber?

No Majority Party In The Lords - Greater Legitimacy - Landslide Majorities In The Commons - The Politics Of The Parliament ActsSpecialist Knowledge: Life Peers Chosen On The Basis Of Expertise - Gridlocked Government: Two Chambers Can Create Deadlock And Rivalry - Complementary Chambers: Having Hol As It Is - Complements Commons As Only One Chamber Is Needed For Legislation - Other Can Serve As Revising - Dangers Of Partisanship: Elected Chamber Will Be Dominated By Whips Who Want To Ensure Party Loyalty - Not Such A Danger With Appointed52% Of Conservatives And 74% Of Lib DemsParty Unity Is More Relaxed: Peers Are There For Life - So Do Not Need Party Machine To Stay In Place - There Was No Guarantee Of Majority Control: Hol Can Be Used To Check Power In A Partisan Way - Most Apparent Under Blair

18. How Many Times Was The 1974-79 Labour Government Defeated In The House Of Commons? How Did This Compare To The Blair Government Of 1997-2001 And 2001-2005?

Party Unity Is More Relaxed: Peers Are There For Life - So Do Not Need Party Machine To Stay In Place - There Was No Guarantee Of Majority Control: Hol Can Be Used To Check Power In A Partisan Way - Most Apparent Under BlairNo Majority Party In The Lords - Greater Legitimacy - Landslide Majorities In The Commons - The Politics Of The Parliament Acts52% Of Conservatives And 74% Of Lib Dems41 Occasions - Wasn't Defeated At All

19. What Other Proposal Was Also Put Forward - But Was Not Initially Successful?

That Individual Members Of These Committees Should Be Elected From Within Party Groups By Secret BallotParty Unity Is More Relaxed: Peers Are There For Life - So Do Not Need Party Machine To Stay In Place - There Was No Guarantee Of Majority Control: Hol Can Be Used To Check Power In A Partisan Way - Most Apparent Under Blair52% Of Conservatives And 74% Of Lib DemsNo Majority Party In The Lords - Greater Legitimacy - Landslide Majorities In The Commons - The Politics Of The Parliament Acts

20. Which Mps Tended To Be The Most Rebellious During The Coalition?

Party Unity Is More Relaxed: Peers Are There For Life - So Do Not Need Party Machine To Stay In Place - There Was No Guarantee Of Majority Control: Hol Can Be Used To Check Power In A Partisan Way - Most Apparent Under BlairRight-wing Eurosceptic Tory'sNo Majority Party In The Lords - Greater Legitimacy - Landslide Majorities In The Commons - The Politics Of The Parliament Acts52% Of Conservatives And 74% Of Lib Dems

21. What Happened In November 1994 - Highlighting The Disunity In Major's Conservatives?

52% Of Conservatives And 74% Of Lib DemsNo Majority Party In The Lords - Greater Legitimacy - Landslide Majorities In The Commons - The Politics Of The Parliament ActsParty Unity Is More Relaxed: Peers Are There For Life - So Do Not Need Party Machine To Stay In Place - There Was No Guarantee Of Majority Control: Hol Can Be Used To Check Power In A Partisan Way - Most Apparent Under BlairThe Whips Was Withdrawn From 8 'maastricht Rebels'

22. What Was Stage 1 And Stage 2 Of Blair's Lords Reforms?

23. What Are The 3 Parts That Make Up Parliament?

No Majority Party In The Lords - Greater Legitimacy - Landslide Majorities In The Commons - The Politics Of The Parliament ActsParty Unity Is More Relaxed: Peers Are There For Life - So Do Not Need Party Machine To Stay In Place - There Was No Guarantee Of Majority Control: Hol Can Be Used To Check Power In A Partisan Way - Most Apparent Under Blair52% Of Conservatives And 74% Of Lib DemsHoC - HoL And The Monarchy

24. What Did The Joint Committee Of Both Houses Propose In December 2002? What Was The Response To This?

Presented 7 Options Ranging From Wholly Elected To Wholly Appointed - Commons Rejected Each Of These 7 OptionsNo Majority Party In The Lords - Greater Legitimacy - Landslide Majorities In The Commons - The Politics Of The Parliament ActsParty Unity Is More Relaxed: Peers Are There For Life - So Do Not Need Party Machine To Stay In Place - There Was No Guarantee Of Majority Control: Hol Can Be Used To Check Power In A Partisan Way - Most Apparent Under Blair52% Of Conservatives And 74% Of Lib Dems

25. What Did The Wakeham Commission Propose In 2000 And What Was Parliaments Response?

Party Unity Is More Relaxed: Peers Are There For Life - So Do Not Need Party Machine To Stay In Place - There Was No Guarantee Of Majority Control: Hol Can Be Used To Check Power In A Partisan Way - Most Apparent Under BlairA Largely Appointed Second Chamber - With Only A Minority Of Peers Elected. Parliament Rejected This As Smaller Percentage Of Elected Mps Was Wanted52% Of Conservatives And 74% Of Lib DemsNo Majority Party In The Lords - Greater Legitimacy - Landslide Majorities In The Commons - The Politics Of The Parliament Acts

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