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Constitution Flashcards

1
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What type of constitution does the UK have

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Uncodified

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2
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Is the UK constitution entrenched

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Unentrenched

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3
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What is a statute law

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Law’s that are passed by parliament

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When was the human rights act

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1998

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5
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What is the UK constitution made up of

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Statute law
Common law
Authoritative works
Treaties

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What is an example of a convention

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Salisbury convention

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What is the Salisbury convention

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House of Lords should not block any legislation that appeared in the governing parties most recent election manifesto

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What is an example of a treaty

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Treaty of Lisbon 2007

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9
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What did the treaty of Lisbon do

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Grant further powers and agreed to a further EU constitution

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10
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What are 2 examples of common law

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prerogative powers

bushels case 1670

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11
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What is the rule of law

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The “twin pillar” of the British political system

Ensures that everyone is bound by the same laws

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12
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What did the coalition government want to do

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Change the constitution to introduce fixed term parliament- FTPA 2011

this would take away the unwritten convention that the PM could name the date of the next general election

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13
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Did the fixed term parliament act work

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No

Elections not every 5 years as there were elections in 2017 and 2019

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14
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What did the 1911 parliament act do

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House of lords lost its power to regulate public finances
House of lords could only delay legislation for 2 years

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What did the 1949 parliament act do

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Reduced the amount of time the house of lords could delay legislation from 2 years to 1 year

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16
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When was the Magna Carta made

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1215

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17
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What did the Magna Carta establish

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The rule of law

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18
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Is the UK constitution unitary

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It was traditionally a unitary system
Devolution has made the UK system “Quasi-federalist”

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What is Quasi-federalism

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System of devolution where it is so unlikely for power to be returned to central government

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20
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What are examples of statute laws

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Fixed term parliament act 2011
Human rights act 1998

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21
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What did the house of lords act of 1999 do

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reduced the number of hereditary peers to 92
Made the house of lords largely appointed

More peers held their position due to merit rather than by birth right

22
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What did the house of lards act of 92 reducing the amount of life peers do

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Lords became a more efficient and professional body as peers held their position by merit rather than birth right

23
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What was the significance of the human rights act of 1998

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Most significant development since 1689 bill of rights

Incorporated European convention of human rights into the constitution- UK parliament didn’t lose sovereignty

24
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What was the 2015 conservative government committed to doing regarding the human rights act

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Replacing the act with a new British bill of rights

25
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What did the constitutional reform act of 2005 do

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Separate judiciary and government

Independence of the judiciary was addressed

Supreme court

26
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What showed the limitations of the 20111 Fixed term parliament act

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April 2017 Theresa May announced a “snap election”- achieved 2/3 majority in parliament
However prime minister needs parliaments approval

27
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What is English votes for English laws

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Success of devolution in Scotland and Wales raised the West Lothian question

28
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What is the west Lothian question

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An issue raised in 1977 by labour MP for West Lothian, Dalyell which concerned issue of MP’s sitting in house of commons representing devolved areas voting on England

29
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What are metro mayors

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permission for largest 12 cities in England to hold referendums on having mayors

30
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What was the 1998 Scotland act

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established Scottish parliament and Scottish executive

31
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what was the vote result for the 1998 Scotland act

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74% for the act

32
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What are 3 powers that the 1998 Scotland act granted

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Power over health service

Power over education

Power to make civil and criminal law

33
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What did the 2016 Scotland act grant

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Control over a range of welfare services including housing and disability
Control over income tax rates

34
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What did the 2016 Scotland act signify

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Represented a large transfer of powers and freedom of action

Scottish government had lots of administrative, legislative and financial autonomy

35
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What did the government of Wales act of 1998 do?

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Set up an elected Welsh assembly and a welsh executive to be drawn from largest party
Granted first minister

36
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what were the 5 areas that power was given to in the Government of Wales act 1998

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Health
Education
Local authority services
Public transport
Agriculture

37
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What did the Government of Wales act 1998 not give

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Administrative and financial powers

38
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What did the government of Wales act 2017 do

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Gave greater powers to the Welsh assembly

Transfer of administrative and legislative responsibility
-energy efficiency
-onshore oil and electricity production

39
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What did the government of Wales act of 2017 grant regarding collecting taxes

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Created the Welsh revenue authority to collect Welsh based taxes

40
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What was the Belfast agreement/Good Friday agreement 1998 elected by

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Elected using STV

41
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What are 4 powers did the good Friday agreement devolve to Ireland

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Education administeration
healthcare
Transport
Policing

42
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Why was the assembly dissolved in 2002

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Increased tensions between republicans and loyalists
and failure of ministers
suspended until 2007

43
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When was the northern Irish assembly suspended recently

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2017

44
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Why was the Northern Ireland assembly suspended recently

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Renewable heat incentive scandal
-Sinn Fein left the power sharing agreement
-Triggered 2 elections which failed to resolve the dispute

45
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When did English votes for English laws end

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2019

46
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What are the limitations of metro mayors

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Metro mayors and city regions do not have any real power

47
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What are 3 arguments for English devolution

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Regional identity-regional issues
most populous area yet no parliament
May help wealth divide

48
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What are 3 arguments against English devolution

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Little demand for a devolved parliament
-37/53 referendums voted against having an elected mayor

turnout is low-metro mayors turn out was 36%
-undermines democratic legitimacy

49
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What are 2 arguments for the UK having a codified constitution

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Better safeguarding for citizens rights
Bring the UK in line with most other modern democracies

50
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What are 2 arguments against the UK having a codified constitution

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Uncodified constitution is flexible and can easily adapt to changing circumstances-respond quicker to changing political climate

51
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What are the benefits of the flexibility of an uncodified consitution

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52
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What dos the constitution being organic mean

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Its rooted in society mot separate from society

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