Constitution

Question 1

what does codified mean

Answer 1

the key constitutional structure + arrangement in a state are collected together in a single legal document

Question 2

what does uncodified mean

Answer 2

parts are written down but not in one single document

Question 3

what does entrenched mean

Answer 3

it is difficult to remove/ amend, considered a higher law

Question 4

what does unentrenched mean

Answer 4

constitutional laws are no different than statute laws

Question 5

what is a flexible constitution

Answer 5

any of its sources can be changed without a lengthy or difficult process

Question 6

what is a rigid constitution

Answer 6

requires a lengthy and difficult process to alter it

Question 7

what is statute law

Answer 7

laws passed by parliament

Question 8

what is common law

Answer 8

judges make decisions based on long established practices

Question 9

what are conventions

Answer 9

traditions + customs that have developed over centuries throughout the UKs evolutionary system

Question 10

what are the reforms which have enhanced democracy

Answer 10

-house of lords reform 1999
-electoral reform
-recall 2015
-wright reforms
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Question 11

what are the reforms which have decentralised power

Answer 11

-devolution
-exiting the EU
-elected mayors
-police + crime commissioners

Question 12

what are the reforms which have enhanced rights

Answer 12

-human rights act 1998
-freedom of information act 2000

Question 13

what are the reforms which have modernised the system

Answer 13

-fixed term parliaments act 2011
-constitutional reform act 2005