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Year 7 · Citizenship · Democracy and Parliament · Lesson 2

Parliament and how laws are made

The three parts of Parliament, the difference between Parliament and Government, the Prime Minister, and how a bill becomes an Act, with the votes-at-16 bill as an example.

Whiteboard video lesson: Parliament and how laws are made

17-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

  • Name the three parts of Parliament
  • Distinguish Parliament and Government
  • Describe how a bill becomes law
  • Apply this to a real bill

The method

  1. Who + what?
  2. Debate + committee.
  3. Both Houses?
  4. Royal Assent.

Key words: House of Commons, House of Lords, MP, bill, Act, Royal Assent.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

How many MPs are in the House of Commons?

  1. Step 1: 6_ _

Answer: 650

Question 2

Are MPs elected or appointed?

  1. Step 1: Vote

Answer: elected

Question 3

Are members of the House of Lords elected?

  1. Step 1: Appointed

Answer: no - mostly appointed