What have we discovered about the NZ parliament? by Rebecca Brown https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5 en-us 2017-05-31 20:55:47 UTC 2025-11-02 11:42:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Condos.png I learnt that New Zealand’s Parliament is made up of 2 things: 1. the Sovereign and 2. the House of Representatives. rebeccab11 https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/174727963 I need to find out what 'the sovereign' is and what it actually means.]]> 2017-06-01 01:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/174727963 NZP nathan_murray https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/174730915 Parliament makes the law, The Government administers the law, and the Judiciary interperates the law.]]> 2017-06-01 02:11:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/174730915 Question taylor_cansdale https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/174730998 Why Do the electors have two votes?

]]> 2017-06-01 02:11:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/174730998 head of sta https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/174731170 New Zealand's head of state]]> 2017-06-01 02:12:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/174731170 NZP taylor_cansdale https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/174731441 The House of Representatives consists of members of Parliament who are elected as the people’s representatives for a term of up to 3 years. The usual number of members of Parliament is 120, but there are electoral circumstances when this could vary.]]> 2017-06-01 02:15:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/174731441 The house of representatives stephanie_severin https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/174731763 2017-06-01 02:18:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/174731763 Inquiry-NZ Government deeja_urlich https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/174731861 Our government is formed by a democratically  elected house of representatives


]]> 2017-06-01 02:19:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/174731861 NZ Goverment jessica_han https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/175487956 There are three branches of goverment. The Parliament, the Excecutive, the Judiciary

]]> 2017-06-07 02:29:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/175487956 Role of Parliament satsuki_watanabe https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/175488030 The Sovereign’s role in Parliament is to:

  • call Parliament to meet
  • dissolve Parliament
  • grant Royal assent to bills passed in the House so that they become laws.

]]> 2017-06-07 02:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/175488030 The MMP voting system brandon_holder https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/175488180 I learnt that each elector has two votes. One for a local member of Parliament and one for a preferred political party.]]> 2017-06-07 02:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/175488180 Bills elise_mackie https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/175488242 bills are an draft of proposed new law. bills have to pass several stages before becoming an Act of Parliament ]]> 2017-06-07 02:33:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/175488242 Parliament tessa_walker1 https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/175488263  The Sovereign’s role in Parliament includes opening and dissolving Parliament, and giving the Royal assent to bills passed in the House of Representatives]]> 2017-06-07 02:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/175488263 Making New Laws satsuki_watanabe https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/175488322 Much parliamentary business is about making new laws and amending old laws.  ]]> 2017-06-07 02:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/175488322 NZP oskar_morris https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/175488328 The Government is made out of two things 1.The house of representatives 2. The Sovereign/the head of state.

]]> 2017-06-07 02:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/175488328 Role of Parliment jessica_han https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/175488371 The House's role in parliament is to
  • make new laws and update old laws
  • represent the people
  • examine and approve Government taxes and spending
  • hold the Government to account for its policies and actions.
  • provide the Government (Executive) from amongst its members

]]> 2017-06-07 02:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/175488371 Responsible government tessa_walker1 https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/175488430 ‘Responsible government’ is the term used to describe a system where the Government is formed by appointing Ministers who must first be elected members of Parliament]]> 2017-06-07 02:36:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/175488430 House roles satsuki_watanabe https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/175488510 The House’s role is to:
  • Provide the Government from amongst its members
  • make new laws and update old laws
  • approve Government taxes and spending
  • hold the Government to account for its policies
]]> 2017-06-07 02:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/175488510 proportional represention electorl system andre_sun https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/175488548 New Zealand’s House of Representatives is elected using the mixed member proportional representation (MMP) voting system. Each elector has two votes — one for a local member of Parliament and one for a preferred political party. Political parties are represented in Parliament in proportion to the share of votes each party won in the party vote in the general election.

 

]]> 2017-06-07 02:38:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/175488548 https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/175488694 New Zealand is head state]]> 2017-06-07 02:40:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccab11/bzi66qlpmpa5/wish/175488694