Key Terms

Question 1

Synopiticity

Answer 1

Ability to interrelate courses e.g. comparing

Question 2

Constitution

Answer 2

A body of fundamental principles or established rules according to which a state has set

Question 3

Constitutionilsm

Answer 3

The principles or system of government in accord with a constitution

Question 4

Codification

Answer 4

The action or process of arranging laws or rules according to a system or plan

Question 5

Codified constitution

Answer 5

A constitution written down in a single place

Question 6

Uncodified constitution

Answer 6

Constitution that is not written down

Question 7

Entrenchment

Answer 7

Makes certain amendments in a constitution more difficult or impossible to pass

Question 8

Separation of powers

Answer 8

Judiciary powers of government in seperate bodies (congress state)

Question 9

Constitutional monarchy

Answer 9

Form of government where a monarch acts as head of state (queen)

Question 10

Parliamentary government

Answer 10

Type of government where members are democratically voted in

Question 11

Parliamentary sovereignty

Answer 11

Key principle of the Uk constitution making parliament the supreme legal authority