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Lights, Camera, Parliament!Parliament’s Education Service
Making Sense of Making Laws
MAKING A NEW LAW
If a new law is going to be created...
...the three parts of Parliament have to agree.
LAW TIMELINE
• Put the following laws in order starting with the oldest firstCar seat belts must be worn when available Equality of the voting age for men and womenEnd of Capital Punishment for High Treason in the UKIntroduction of the National Health ServiceAge you must attend school raised to 16
A)B)C)D)E)
19281948197219911998
BILLS IN PARLIAMENT Stages of a bill
First Reading
Second Reading
Committee Stage
Report Stages
Third Reading
Lords Stages
Royal Assent
THE ISSUE
What are the main issues/problems in your local area?
> Why is it a problem?
> Who are the people affected?
> Who are the people responsible?
> What solutions to the problem can you think of?
> What law will solve the problem?
ISSUE VS. LAW
ISSUE – Before 1918 women were not allowed to vote
CAMPAIGN - Campaign for the right of women to vote
LAW - Representation of the People Act 1918 (As a result of the Act, some 80% of women over 30 qualified to vote)
YOUR NEW LAW
> Name of your law
> What is the law going to do – why is it needed?
> Who will it affect?
> How will you enforce your law?
> Is it going to cost anything?
PUBLIC SPENDING
HOW TO GET HEARD
Organised
letter writing
Publicity
stunts
Create a
group
Publish emotive stories
Involve a celebrity
Join a pressure group Organise a
demonstration
Contact your
MEP
Speak to local
representative
Lobby your local MP
Resources
Available by post:
> Educational booklets available for ages 7-18
Interactive whiteboard resources
>www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/whiteboard-resources.htm
An Introduction to Parliament
>What can you do?Features
>Differentiated: levels 1 to 3 (KS2 – KS4&5)
>On screen prompt mode
>Teachers’ walkthrough
>Accompanying worksheets
>Zoom into the House of Lords and the House of Commons chambers.
>Run classroom quizzes.
>Explore the difference between Parliament and government by building your own interactive diagram.
ALSO AVAILABLE: ELECTIONS AND VOTING
Videos
A short film on how laws are made – this can be found at www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained/the-commons-and-lords/