BPP Study Manual Chapter 2 Flashcards
What stated the supremacy of the House of Commons? What else did it do?
Parliament Act 1911. HoL cannot impede money bills
What reduced the House of Lord’s ability to slow legislation to one year?
Parliament Act 1911 as amended Parliament Act 1949
What classified the royal assent stage of the legislative process as a formality only?
Royal Assent Act 1967
What established the European Economic Community?
Treaty of Rome 1957
What created the European Community?
Treaty on European Union 1992 (Maastricht Treaty)
What recent treaty gave the EC further important powers?
Treaty of Lisbon 1 December 2009
When did the European Convention on Human Rights come into force?
1953
From what year could UK citizens petition the ECourtHR alleging a breach in their convention rights?
1966
On what date did the Supreme Court replace the House of Lords as the highest appellate court?
1st of October 2009
