the chief public representative of a country, such as a monarch or president
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Legislature
the branch of government responsible for passing laws
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Parliament
an assembly that has the power to debate and make laws
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Backbencher
an MP who does not hold a ministerial or shadow ministerial position
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Frontbencher
an MP who holds a ministerial or shadow ministerial position
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Division
a vote in parliament
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Whip
either a party official responsible for ensuring that MPs turn up to parliamentary votes and follow instructions, or an instruction to vote that is issued to MPs by political parties
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Bill
a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion
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Act
a written law passed by Parliament, Congress, etc
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Green paper
a preliminary report of government proposals that is published in order to provoke discussion
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White paper
a government report giving information or proposals on an issue
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Public bill
a proposed law that affects the public as a whole and are the most common type of Bill introduced in Parliament. Government ministers propose the majority of Public Bills, those put forward by other MPs or Lords are known as Private Members' Bills
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Committee of the whole House
sometimes used instead of a Public Bill Committee for some or all of a Bill's committee stage in the Commons. It takes place in the main chamber and allows all MPs to take part in the debate and to vote on the Bill's contents
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Private member's bill
a legislative bill that is introduced by a private Member of Parliament and is not part of a government's planned legislation. Such bills rarely become law
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Secondary legislation
legislation is all other forms of legislation that are not Acts of Parliament. The legislature often delegates power allowing MPs to make secondary legislation, which also includes directives, regulations and decisions by commissions or councils. Mos
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Delegated legislation
allows other branches of a government to make changes to a law as they become necessary. There is no need to start a new bill in a parliament
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Prerogative legislation
those powers given to certain officials to create laws, rules or regulations
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the branch of government responsible for passing laws
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Legislature
Card 3
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an assembly that has the power to debate and make laws
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Card 4
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an MP who does not hold a ministerial or shadow ministerial position
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Card 5
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an MP who holds a ministerial or shadow ministerial position
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