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Acts of Parliament: Tasks (A) Questions: Read textbook pages 49-53 and answer the following questions: a) How is the power of the House of Lords limited by the Parliament Acts of 1911 and 1949? Explain how a Bill can become law even if the House of Lords rejects it. b) What is the principle behind the Parliament Acts? c) On which occasions since 1949 have the Parliament Acts been used? Which Acts were these? d) Explain, using the example of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, how difficulties can be created, by the growing trend of Acts of Parliament not being implemented immediately. e) Give an example of an occasion when all parties have thought a new law is needed urgently which has meant a new Act being passed in less than 24 hours. (B) Research: go to www.parliament.uk Go to the section on the House of Lords and go to section Bills before Parliament: Read about the Parliament (Amendment) Bill 2010-2011. (a) What type of Bill is it? (b) At which stage is this Bill at? (c) Give a brief summary of how the Bill intends to limit the power of the House of Lords.Find the Academies Bill and repeat the questions for this Bill.Try the game: MP for a week and Democracy© Research: Go to www.opsi and search under legislation for the CriminalJustice Act 2003: Commencement. No 12 & Transitory.. Read through thedifferent stages of commencement and try to relate them to the textbook page 49(D) Create a mind map on the criticisms of the legislative process from readingp50-53 textbook

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