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Consitutional reforms 1997-2010 Flashcards

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What is constitutional reform?

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The act of modernising the way a country’s run

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Why would reform a constitution?

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Fears of parliamentary sovereignty
Corruption and sleese associated with the HoC
Fairness in electoral system
Future of HoL
Exclusion of civil liberty’s

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What are the different areas of reform

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Parliamentary reform
Rights
Electoral reform
Devolution
Judiciary

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What are the different parliamentary reforms?

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House of lords act 1998
Pmq
MP express scandal

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Parliamentary reform- House of lords act 1999

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stage 1- to remove all but 82 hereditary peers
Stage 2- new procedure if electeting peers into an new democratic chamber
Stage 3- never occurred

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Parliamentary reforms- PMQ

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Replaced 2 15 minute sessions with single 30 minute sessions

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Parliamentary reforms- MP express scandals 2009?

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Prompting a new system where by the issue if expenses and MPs pay was placed in hands of independence comments

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What are the rights act?

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Human rights act 2003
Freedom of information act 2000

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Rights- HRA 1998?

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Ensuring most of the provisions of the EU convention on human rights

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Examples of human rights?

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-Right to libertys
-Personal security
-A right to a fair trial

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Times when human rights reflected work?

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-A gay couple refused a flat due to benefit- this act protected them as it was the right to treat equally
-A man with special needs protected from going to care home
-Politician Abu Qatar refusal from being sent back to country on suspicion of terrors

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Rights- freedom of information act?

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Rights for citizens to see information about themselves held by public bodies
Makes govt transparent

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Electoral reform acts?

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STV
AMS
Regional list

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Electoral reform- STV?

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Introduced in local election in scotland and northern ireland in 1999

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Electoral reform- AMS?

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Introduced in scottish parliament 1990 and welsh assembly 1990 and national assembly in n. ireland 2001

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Electoral reform- Regional list?

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In EU parliament 1999

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Constitutional reform Devolution?

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Scotland act 1998
Wales act 1998
N. Ireland act 1998

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Devolution constitutional reform- Scotland act?

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Yes 74.3%
Asked if they want tax varying powers by 1%
Also allowing administrative legislative and financial devolution allowing to do reserved matters and now devolved matters

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Devolution- Welsh act

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Welsh national assembly created in 1999, weaker than scottish parliament
Had second legislative and executive powers but no primary legislative authority
Only in policy areas like education

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Develution- Northern ireland

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Good friday agreement created N. Ireland assembly
Powers over primary legislation over education and health agenda of foreign policy and relationship with irish republic economy policy (social policy and taxation in west minster)
Granted legislative powers iver similar range of policy areas as the scottish parliament but not tax varying powers

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Judiciary constitutional reform?

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Constitutional reform act 2005
Constitutional Reform and Governance Act (2010)

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Judiciary- constitutional reform act 2005

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Establishing a new supreme court
-Reform role of lord chancellor (all 3 branches of govt decided into 3 jobs so one person didn’t overlook all)
-Reformed process of appointing judges
-Positions are now advertised instead of a talent scout, supreme court selection

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Criticisms of new labour policy’s- Liberalism?

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Not gone far enough
Still hereditary peers in HoL
Still no written constitution

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Criticisms of new labour- conservatism?

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Gone to far
Parliament has lost too much strength eu has it
HoL was institutional and it worked well
Devolution will break union

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Evaluation of constitutional changes?

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Modernisation of political institution
Democratisation
Devolution
Human rights

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Evaluation of reform- Modernisation of political institutional - successes

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-Creation of supreme court enabled separation between executive and judiciary
-HoL are now smaller so therefore more diverse and less controversial
-Gendered equality’s reached royal family

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Evaluation of reform- Modernisation of political instetutional - Failures

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-Reforms of the HoL remain incompetent and unfair
-The altercation to the line of royal succession is minor

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Evaluation of reform- Democratisation - succsesses

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-Direct election of police and crime commission enhanced opportunity for political party’s
-Reform has european park elections has enabled a greater variety of party’s to be replaced
-Greater authority in larger city’s

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Evaluation of reform- Democratisation- Failures

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-Turnout in mayoral election was bad
-Lack of enthusiasm for from the voting system for national election e.g. AV
-Provisions of FPT were easy

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Evaluation of reform- Devolution- successes

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-A huge role in the UK supreme court
-Interpretive legislation and has increased protection of citizens rights
-Renewed emphasis landmark legislation has increased awareness of citizens rights
-Laws concerning privacy and access for information have enhances rights

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Evaluation of reform- Devolution- Failures?

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-Rights lead to a rise in of identity politics and a class or collective rights
-Growing role of the constitution on human rights have lead to controversy
-Freedom of information act has not worked as for many requests from politicians the info breech was denied

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Evaluation of reform- Human rights- success

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-Popular support for devolution has increased hugely in 1997
-Wide spread demand indy ref
-Devolution has worked increasingly well especially in Scotland and Wales
-N. ireland devolution process has helped end the violent period known as the troubles

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Evaluation of reform- Human rights failures?

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-Support for england develution has increased
-Only a devolved parliment that stopped full seperation from the UK in 2017
-Develution hasn’t succseeded everywhere e.g. N.ireland policy

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