Law Making

Question 1

What is a Government?

Answer 1

A group of people who propose laws.

Question 2

Types of Government

Answer 2

Constitutional Monarchy, Dictatorship, Democracy

Question 3

How many MP’s are there?

Answer 3

650

Question 4

What is Parliament?

Answer 4

Assembly of people with authority to make laws for a country.

Question 5

When does a general election occur?

Answer 5

Every 5 years.

Question 6

Why is Britain different to other Western Democracies?

Answer 6

Unwritten constitution

Question 7

What do sources of our constitution include?

Answer 7

Acts of Parliament/Judicial Decisions/Customs (conventions)

Question 8

What are Acts of Parliament?

Answer 8

Statutes - most powerful source of UK law

Question 9

What are Judicial decisions?

Answer 9

Decisions made by judges

Question 10

What are customs/conventions?

Answer 10

Traditions followed over time

Question 11

What are the 3 principles of UK constitution?

Answer 11

Separation of Powers/Rule of Law/Parliamentary Sovereignty

Question 12

What are the Separation of Powers?

Answer 12

State power is separated into Executive, judicial and legislative. Each type is exercised by different bodies of people.

Question 13

What is Rule of Law?

Answer 13

No sanction without breach, one law should govern everyone and rights are secured by the decision of judges.

Question 14

What is Parliamentary Sovereignty?

Answer 14

Parliament is Supreme with absolute and unlimited power.

Question 15

What is the constitution?

Answer 15

Set of rules by which a country is governed.

Question 16

Entrenched

Answer 16

Rules are difficult to repeal or modify.

Question 17

Not Codified

Answer 17

UK does not have the constitution in a single document.

Question 18

Who was Montesquieu?

Answer 18

claimed state power should be divided into three types.

Question 19

Executive

Answer 19

Government

Question 20

Legislative

Answer 20

Parliament

Question 21

Judiciary

Answer 21

Judges

Question 22

Why was Separation of powers carried out?

Answer 22

To avoid abuse of power , conflict of interest and avoid dictatorship

Question 23

What Act rectified some of the issues relating to separation of powers?

Answer 23

Constitutional Reform Act 2005

Question 24

What was established in 2009?

Answer 24

A separate Supreme Court

Question 25

Why was a separate supreme court established?

Answer 25

To take the place of the judicial function of the House of Lords.

Question 26

What was established to appoint judges more fairly?

Answer 26

JAC (Judicial Appointments Commission)

Question 27

What is the highest Appeal Court?

Answer 27

Supreme Court

Question 28

Do we have true separation of powers in UK?

Answer 28

No as the PM is included and is the executive and legislative.

Question 29

What did the 2005 Constitutional Reform Act do?

Answer 29

Established separate Supreme Court in 2009.

Question 30

What Act eroded parliament supremacy?

Answer 30

European Communities Act, 1972

Question 31

How has Parliamentary Sovereignty been restored?

Answer 31

UK left EU in 2020

Question 32

What Act made judges attempt to interpret UK law?

Answer 32

Human Rights Act, 1998

Question 33

What does the ECHR do to parliamentary sovereignty?

Answer 33

Erodes it as judges are encouraged not to take literal approach when interpreting statutes.

Question 34

ECHR

Answer 34

European Convention of Human Rights

Question 35

What does leaving the EU mean for EU laws?

Answer 35

UK does not need to follow EU laws e.g., prisoners right to vote.

Question 36

What created the new Scottish Parliament?

Answer 36

Scotland Act 1998

Question 37

What other country other than Scotland was given independent legislation in 1998?

Answer 37

Northern Ireland

Question 38

What Act established a new body for Wales?

Answer 38

Government of Wales Act, 1998

Question 39

What granted the Senedd full law-making powers?

Answer 39

Part 4 of Government of Wales Act 2006

Question 40

Devolution

Answer 40

The transference of law making powers to a national parliament (Senedd).

Question 41

What is the role of the Supreme court in devolution?

Answer 41

Hears a complaints and can review legislation passed by the senedd.

Question 42

Example of No sanction without breach being upheld and breached

Answer 42

Bail and remand

Question 43

Example of 'One law should govern everyone' being upheld and breached

Answer 43

Boris Johnson and MPs partying during COVID and MPs expense scandal.

Question 44

Example of Rights of Individuals being upheld and breached

Answer 44

Legal aid availability and extraordinary rendition.

Question 45

Judicial Independence

Answer 45

Judges are independent of pressure from parliament or outside influences.

Question 46

Royal Prerogative

Answer 46

various powers that judges, in developing the common law, have seen as belonging to the monarch

Question 47

What does the Rules of natural justice uphold?

Answer 47

Rule of Law