Codified and Uncodified constitutions

Question 1

codified constitution

Answer 1

key constitutional provisions are collected in one single legal document (‘the constitution’).

Question 2

uncodified constitution

Answer 2

no single constitutional document, but instead constitutional rules are found in

Question 3

differences btw

Answer 3

Codified - One single authoritative document
Constitution as fundamental law, above all other law
Entrenched, with special procedures to amend it
Uncodified constitution -
Number of different sources
Constitutional law has the same status as ordinary law – no hierarchy
Not entrenched, can be changed as easily as ordinary law

Question 4

entrenched constitution

Answer 4

Codified constitutions are normally also entrenched.
That means that there are special procedures to change it, making it harder to change.
That means the procedure to change the constitution is more difficult (e.g. a larger majority required, more organisations
get a say) than changing normal laws

Question 5

Why would countries entrench their constitution?

Answer 5

The constitution is seen as the foundation of how the country works, and should not be tampered with easily
Making it harder to change means leaders cannot change the rules of government easily to benefit themselves. The constitution is seen as the foundation of how the country works, and should not be tampered with easily

Question 6

whips

Answer 6

MP Andrew Bridgen has Tory Whip removed after comparing COVID vaccines with Holocaust