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Politics A-Level United Kingdom (DONE!!!!!)

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What is the Structure of the House of Commons? (Lower House) (ie Select Committees, Party Whips...) {7}

Author: eric_galvao



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-Contains 650 Members of Parliament -Frontbench MPs: Gov Ministers, Senior and Junior, and Leading Spokes persons from Opposite Parties (150 roughly) -Backbench MPs" MPs that aren't Frontbench MP (The Rest) -Select Committees: Committees that are Permanent and is elected by all MPs. They mainly Scrutinise the Work of Government -Legislative Committees (Public Bill Committees): Committees that are Temporary that Scrutinise Bills and suggest Amendments to Better the Legislation. Have 20-40 that are chosen by Party Whips -Party Whips: Senior MPs who try Persuade Backbench MPs in own Party to vote the way the Party Leadership wants -The Speaker: Presides over Disputes, and makes calls on Parliamentary Procedure


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