Party solidarity and cohesion have always been an integral part of the Westminster Parliamentry system. The leaders of the political parties of the Canadian House of Commons ‚ with the assistance of ’whips’‚ very strongly discipline their party members to vote on issues as a single entity‚ especially in plenary sessions (Olson‚ 2003). Although‚ some degree of party discipline is essential for any political party to maintain their power as they require the confidence of the majority of the legislative
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of Commons‚ it is then passed to the House of Lords for its first reading. House Of Lords In the first reading at the House of Lords‚ the long title of the bill is read out by the member of the Lords in charge of the bill and the bill is then printed. Then there is a second reading‚ this is where the members of the House of Lords can debate the purpose and principles of the bill and also see whether there should be any amendments. The Bill then goes to the Committee stage. This is a
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public services and policies. Ministers and MPs Government ministers are chosen from MPs and Lords in Parliament. Your MP may be a member of the party forming the current Government (ie‚ Labour) but it doesn’t necessarily mean they are working ’in government’. Ministers must regularly respond to oral and written questions from MPs and Lords. Scrutiny of the government Parliament checks the work of the government on behalf of UK citizens through investigative select committees and by asking
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His father‚ Richard‚ was first a Member of Parliament. He later worked as High Sheriff and moved on to “Keeper of the Rolls” of Montgomeryshire. Herbert first attended Trinity College‚ Cambridge and graduated in 1609 with a Bachelor’s degree‚ then received his Master’s degree in 1613 at 20 years old. In 1618‚ his poetic talent earned him the spot of Reader in Rhetoric at Cambridge. Herbert followed in his father’s footsteps by becoming a Member of Parliament himself in 1624‚ representing Montgomery
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Malhotra‚ Rajiv Dutta‚ Akhilesh Kumar Pandey‚Bharat Sangal‚ R.P. Wadhwani‚ P.K. Manohar‚ P. Parameswaran‚ A. Mariarputham and S.C. Jain‚ AdvsSubject: Media and CommunicationSubject: CriminalCatch WordsMentioned INActs/Rules/Orders: Privileges of Parliament Act‚ 1512 ;Code of Criminal Procedure‚ 1973 - Section 108‚ Code of Criminal Procedure‚ 1973 - Section 164‚ Code of Criminal Procedure‚ 1973 - Section 173(8)‚ Code of Criminal Procedure‚ 1973 - Section 190‚ Code of Criminal Procedure‚ 1973 - Section
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from the newly elected members of Parliament. He can only hold office for an aggregate period of 10 years and if the office falls vacant‚ the Vice President takes over. The President appoints the Vice President and such number of Ministers and Assistant Ministers as are determined by Parliament. They must all be members of Parliament at the time of their appointment. If not‚ then before the expiration of four months after their appointment they must become members of Parliament or vacate the position
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Jan Lokpal Bill version 2.1 An act to create effective anti-corruption and grievance redressal systems at centre so that effective deterrent is created against corruption and to provide effective protection to whistleblowers. 1. Short title and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Jan Lokpal Act‚ 2010. (2) It shall come into force on the one hundred and twentieth day of its enactment. 2. Definitions:- In this Act‚ unless the context otherwise requires‚- (1) “Action” means
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help‚ but by early 1884‚ his communication sources had been cut off and liberal Parliament trying to decide whether to support or abandon him (documents 6 and 7). Conservative members of Parliament felt that military action should be taken against the Sudanese by grounds that Mahdi’s revolt would damage the reputation of Britain and threaten political and economic aspects. On the other hand‚ liberal members of Parliament (including Gladstone) felt that military force should be used to rescue Gordon
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peoples act 1951 and further strengthened by the constitution of our country. Qualifications and disqualifications for becoming a member of the parliament and the state legislature is dealt in sections 3 to 11a of the representation of peoples act‚ 1951. As far as the constitution is concerned the Articles 84‚ 101‚ 102‚ 103 and 104 deal with regard to the member of the parliament. Membership of the state legislatures are regulated by articles 173‚ 190‚ 191 and 192 of the constitution of India. The primary
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Members of Parliament are responsible for holding the government accountable for their actions and decisions. The need for party cohesion began when servers like small parties merged together‚ in order to pass legislation they needed full party support. Party discipline arose as means to force cohesion in the early stages of a new party (Hazan 2003‚ 3). Party discipline is still used to present a united party image‚ as a result there is not a mechanism to hold government accountable. Accountability
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