POLI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Westminster System, Bicameralism
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Agreement does not necessarily mean unanimous support (50% + 1) Parliament has decided what it wants in principle, so the committee needs to work within that constraint: often not featured in the media because it is not scandalous enough. Committee generally works well together to make a piece of legislation better. Report stage debate and vote: debate on the bill as a whole, members may make motions to amend if provided in writing prior to the debate. All 338 members of parliament have a say in this. Chance for the house of commons to go over the bill. Other chamber process starts all over: senate. Royal assent: when it reaches this stage, highly unlikely that the bill is the same as it was in the. Rst reading: wording can change, but the principle cannot. Federal parliament is a bicameral legislature, so legislation must be approved by both houses. Both legislatures must approve the same version.
