ELS - Constitution Flashcards
1
Q
What type of constitution does the UK have
A
an uncodified constitution
2
Q
what is the Separation of powers
A
the vesting of the legislative, executive, and judiciary powers of government in separate bodies.
3
Q
what was the bill of rights
A
established parliamentary sovereignty
4
Q
what was the act of settlement
A
established independent salaried judiciary
5
Q
what is the role of the monarch in the SOP
A
Largely symbolic (appoints PM, dissolves Parl, gives royal assent)
6
Q
what is the principle of royal prerogative
A
Monarch acts only on the advice of the PM
7
Q
what are the key sources of the UK constitution
A
Conventions
Case law
Legislation
Written sources (Acts of parliament, Magna carta, Bill of rights, HRA)
& judicial precedent
