Name: F Y V 1 The King of Scots at the meeting of Parliament in 1293 2 Where the Parliament met on 9 February 1293 3 King James II tried to ban this sport in 1457 4 This happened in 1707 5 One of these took place on 1 March 1979 and on 11 September 1997 6 The second question in the 1997 referendum was about this 7 The type of Parliament set up after the 1997 referendum 8 The month the Parliament first met in 1999 What the Scottish Parliament can do The Scottish Parliament makes decisions that affect matters. our everyday lives and can______________________ pass laws on different things. These are called Some of these matters are: . The Scottish Parliament cannot make laws_________________ on reserved matters. These are dealt with by the Some examples of reserved matters are: The Honours of Scotland The ‘Honours of Scotland’ sculpture was created by silversmith ________________________________. The sculpture was presented to the Scottish Parliament by HM the ______________ to mark the opening of the Scottish Parliament building on Saturday 9 October 200_. The new sculpture is a reminder of the original three Honours of Scotland or the Crown Jewels – the Crown, the Sword and the Sceptre. Label the picture to show the three parts of the ‘Honours’. 1 1 ______________________________________ 2 2 ______________________________________ 3 ______________________________________ 3 What the Scottish Parliament can do The Scottish Parliament makes decisions that affect Passing laws in the Scottish Parliament matters. our everyday lives and can______________________ pass laws on different things. These are called New laws start as a proposal called a B_ _ _ . Some of these matters are: Stage 1 A committee considers the Bill’s g_ _ _ _ _ _ p_________. Parliament debates and votes. Stage 2 The Scottish Parliament cannot make laws_________________ on reserved The committee considers the details of the Bill and can make matters. These are dealt with by the a_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (changes). Some examples of reserved matters are: Stage 3 The whole Parliament _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the Bill then _ _ _ _ _ to decide whether it should pass. MSPs can vote: _ _ _ , _ _ or _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . Royal Assent The Bill becomes an A_ _ of _ _ _ S_______ P_________ (a law) after the Queen has given Royal Assent. The Mace Finish the drawing below with the words and the thistle design that are engraved on the Mace. 1 2 3 How can you have your say in the Scottish Parliament? Try to find at least 5 ways you can let the Scottish Parliament know what you think. Design of the building from Barcelona The Scottish Parliament________________________ building was designed by the architects in Spain and RMJM, an Edinburgh-based company. What materials have been used in the building? Where can you see this shape? Does it remind you of anything? For more information about educational resources and visits: Website: www.scottish.parliament.uk/education Printed in the UK on Email: [email protected] paper manufactured with pulp sourced from Telephone: 0131 348 5401 carefully managed and sustainable forests, fully recyclable. ©SPCB 2014. 3rd edition 11/14 - 3,000 LC17669 -.