Constitution Flashcards
1
Q
Features of UK constitution
A
- Uncodified
- Unentrenched
- Unitary
- ‘Twin Pillars’
2
Q
Parliamentary Sovereignty
A
- Parliament makes law on any topic
- Cannot be bound by predecessors
- Cannot be bound by successors
- Parliamentary law is supreme
3
Q
Development of UK constitution
A
- Magna Carta 1215
- Bill of Rights 1689
- Act of Settlement 1701
- Act of Union 1707
- Parliament Act 1911
- Parliament Act 1949
- European Communities Act 1972
- European Union (withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020
