Key terminology Flashcards
Uncodified constitution
Describes a constitution where rules and laws on how the country is run are not gathered in a single document
constitution
A set of rules and laws on how to run a country, gathered in a document
Habeas corpus
A process in which a person can appeal unfair or illegal imprisonment
Trial by jury
The idea that 12 people should hear the evidence of a case and decide if the accused is guilty.
Trial by ordeal
A medieval practice of putting the accused through activities to determine guilt.
Chancellor of the Exchequer
The minister responsible for calculating, distributing and collecting government funds
House of Commons
The chamber of elected MPs
The House of Lords
The second unelected chamber
Palace of Westminster
Westminster Hall, House of Commons and House of Lords
Parler
French term for speak
Parliament
The British legislative body
Westminster Hall
A large chamber where Norman Kings would meet with the nobility
Acts of Parliament
Laws that have been formally passed through parliament and have been given royal assent
sovereignty
The control of power in a political system
Declaration of Rights
A statement that the monarch will not act without the consent of parliament
