British Constitution Flashcards
What is special about the British constitution?
Unwritten/ uncodified constitution/ no written document called “Constitution of the UK”
What are the most important sources for constitution?
Acts of Parliament, treaties, Eu law, common law, case law
Britain is
A constitutional monarchy
Of what consists the Parliament
House of Lords, House of Commons, monarch
Who is head of state?
Non-political monarch
What does the morsch of the UK exercise?
Symbolic power within the frame of constitution
What does the parliamentary sovereignty mean?
Parliament has real political power
What is the Magna Carta?
a document that limits the king’s powers
When was the Magna Carta written?
1215
What is the Bill of rights
It lays down limits on the powers of the crown and sets out the rights of Parliament
When was the bill auf rights written?
1689
Why is the Bill of rights so important?
Limits the king’s powers even more
After the bill of rights who stands over the king?
parliamentary decisions/ law
In wich form existed the powers of the king after the bill of rights?
Mainly only representative powers
