Parliamentary law making: past paper questions
Real questions on parliamentary law making
The newest 20 of 26 written questions. Open one to see it on the real paper.
- 9084/12 · May/June 2026 · Q2[2]
Identify two reasons why a person might not be qualified to be appointed as a magistrate.
See it on the paper → - 9084/11 · October/November 2025 · Q6a[10]
Describe the progress of a bill from first reading to Royal Assent when making an Act of Parliament.
See it on the paper → - 9084/11 · October/November 2025 · Q6b[15]
Discuss whether the parliamentary process leads to effective legislation.
See it on the paper → - 9084/13 · October/November 2025 · Q6a[10]
Describe the progress of a bill from first reading to Royal Assent when making an Act of Parliament.
See it on the paper → - 9084/13 · October/November 2025 · Q6b[15]
Discuss whether the parliamentary process leads to effective legislation.
See it on the paper → - 9084/11 · May/June 2025 · Q8a[10]
Explain what is meant by parliamentary supremacy.
See it on the paper → - 9084/11 · May/June 2025 · Q8b[15]
Discuss whether the limitations on parliamentary supremacy are effective.
See it on the paper → - 9084/12 · May/June 2025 · Q5[10]
Discuss the disadvantages of the legislative process in Parliament. Section B Answer two questions.
See it on the paper → - 9084/13 · May/June 2025 · Q8a[10]
Explain what is meant by parliamentary supremacy.
See it on the paper → - 9084/11 · October/November 2024 · Q8a[10]
Explain the stages through which a bill passes in the House of Commons.
See it on the paper → - 9084/11 · October/November 2024 · Q8b[15]
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the legislative process.
See it on the paper → - 9084/12 · October/November 2024 · Q2[2]
Identify two influences on parliamentary law making.
See it on the paper → - 9084/13 · October/November 2024 · Q8a[10]
Explain the stages through which a bill passes in the House of Commons.
See it on the paper → - 9084/13 · October/November 2024 · Q8b[15]
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the legislative process.
See it on the paper → - 9084/11 · October/November 2023 · Q6a[10]
Explain how the influences of political pressure, the media and pressure groups influence Parliament when making law.
See it on the paper → - 9084/11 · October/November 2023 · Q6b[15]
Assess how successful these influences have been on Parliament when making law.
See it on the paper → - 9084/13 · October/November 2023 · Q6a[10]
Explain how the influences of political pressure, the media and pressure groups influence Parliament when making law.
See it on the paper → - 9084/13 · October/November 2023 · Q6b[15]
Assess how successful these influences have been on Parliament when making law.
See it on the paper → - 9084/12 · May/June 2023 · Q3[5]
Identify five of the stages a bill must go through to become an Act of Parliament.
See it on the paper → - 9084/12 · October/November 2021 · Q3[25]
Describe the process through which a Bill must pass to become an Act of Parliament. Discuss the extent to which this process leads to the creation of effective laws.
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What examiners said
In order to gain the full range of marks, candidates needed to consider each of the three influences in the question. Good responses defined each of the three influences and provided some examples of them. To achieve higher marks, some responses needed to include more detailed explanation and use examples. Stronger responses defined each of the influences on law reform, which included a definitio...
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 9084/11 Q6(a) (Cambridge)
To achieve high marks for this question, responses need to be developed as to evaluation and use of legal authority. Strong responses provided good examples – these included reference to the ban on XL Bully dogs as being an example of media pressure resulting in changes to the law. There were also some examples of how the government have ‘watered down’ some of the environmental legislative changes...
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 9084/11 Q6(b) (Cambridge)
This question was answered very well. The best responses listed five of the stages in any combination. As a point of guidance, candidates should be advised that the word ‘Identify’ requires little more than a list of five of the stages of the legislative process. Some candidates confused this with a Law Commission question which was not creditworthy. Weaker responses used incorrect terminology, su...
— Examiner report, May/June 2023, 9084/12 Q3 (Cambridge)
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