Modernisation and UK Politics Flashcards
1
Q
What are the features of the Westminster model?
A
- Concentration of executive power
- Cabinet dominance
- Two-party system
- Disproportional electoral system
- Unitary and centralised government
- Concentration of legislative power
- Constitutional flexibility
- Absence of judicial review
2
Q
What are the key features of the UK Constitution?
A
Uncodified constitution
- statute law
- ‘superstatutes’
- judge-made law
3
Q
What are the traditional principles of the UK Constitution?
A
- Parliamentary sovereignty
- Fused powers
- Rule of law
- Unitary state
- Parliamentary government
- Dignified vs. Efficient
