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Politics - Constituency knowledge questions Flashcards

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What is a constitution?

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What is the purpose of a constitution?

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How is the UK constitution different from other constitutions?

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What are the stages in the development of the UK constitution?

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What are three milestones in the development of the UK stages in the constitution?

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What does the term uncodified mean in relation to the British constitution?

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What does the term unentrenched mean in relation to the British constitution?

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What are the two tests that must be met if any changes to the constitution are to occur?

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What is sovereignty?

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What are the different types of sovereignty?

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What is the difference between legal and political sovereignty?

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What is the rule of law?

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What are the sources of the British constitution?

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What examples of codified constitutions are there and what are the circumstances in which they came about?

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What is a two-tier legal system and what does it imply about changing the constitution?

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What is a single-tier legal system in the context of the UK constitution and what does it imply about changing the constitution?

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What two tests must be met if any changes to the constitution are to occur?

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What examples of codified constitutions are there and what are the circumstances in which they came about?

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What are the special arrangements in place to change the American constitution?

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What are the special arrangements in place to change another constitution? (Not the UK or America)

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What are the arrangements in place to change the British constitution?

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Why might the arrangements in place to change the British constitution be seen as an advantage?

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Why might the arrangements in place to change the British constitution be seen as a disadvantage?

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What is a Bill of Rights?

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What does judicial review mean?

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What does judicial review mean in the context of the American constitution?

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What does judicial review mean in the context of the British constitution?

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What are the reasons for the UK keeping an uncodified constitution?

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What are the reasons for the UK introducing a codified constitution?

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How are some parts of the UK constitution effectively entrenched?

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Where does power lie in a unitary constitution?

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Where does power lie in a federal constitution?

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What is constitutional reform?

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What were the main reasons for reform under New Labour?

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What examples of constitutional reform since 1997 are there?

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What have been the changes to the House of Lords composition since 1997 and what has the impact been?

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What electoral reforms have been put in place since 1997 and what has the impact been?

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37
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What was the Jenkins Commission and what was the result of the AV referendum?

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What have the various reforms to the House of Commons (up to 2010) and outcomes been?

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39
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What are the key features of the Human Rights Act?

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40
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How does the Human Rights Act work?

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What are the strengths and weaknesses of the Human Rights Act?

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42
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What is the Freedom of Information Act and why was it passed in 2000?

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What are the weaknesses of the Freedom of Information Act?

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44
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What is an example to prove the Freedom of Information Act worked?

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45
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What were the key features of the Constitutional Reform Act of 2005?

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46
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What were the reasons behind the separation of the judiciary and government?

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47
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What were the reasons behind the setting up of the Supreme Court?

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48
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How does the appointment of senior judges work?

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49
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What did the Fixed Term Parliament try to achieve?

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49
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What were the weaknesses of the Fixed Term Parliament Act and what were the reasons behind why it was repealed?

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50
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How does the Recall of MPs work? Why was it passed?

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51
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What did the Elections Act of 2022 change?

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52
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What has the impact been of leaving the EU? (Covered in topic 4)

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53
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What is devolution?

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54
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In what circumstances did the London Assembly and the London Mayor come into existence?

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55
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What powers does the London mayor have?

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56
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What have the achievements of various London mayors been?

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57
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What are metro mayors; when were they set up?

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58
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What policy areas do the metro mayors have responsibility for?

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59
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What are English votes for English Laws? When has it been used?

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60
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Why was EVEL abandoned?

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61
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What is the West Lothian Question?

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62
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What was the outcome of the 2004 referendum for a North East Assembly?

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63
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What statistics suggest England should have an assembly / Parliament?

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64
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What are the reasons for giving more powers to metro regions?

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65
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What are the reasons against giving more powers to metro regions?

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66
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What is the historical circumstances by which devolution in Scotland came about?

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67
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What are the three different types of devolution?

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What are the powers given to the Scottish Parliament under the Scottish Act of 1998?

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69
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What were the reasons for and the outcome of the Scottish referendum of 2016?

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70
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What are the powers given to the Scottish Parliament under the Scottish Act of 2016?

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71
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What are the historical circumstances by which devolution in Northern Ireland came about?

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72
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What are the powers given to the Northern Ireland Assembly under the Belfast Agreement?

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73
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When and why was the Northern Ireland Assembly suspended?

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What are the historical circumstances by which devolution in Wales came about?

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75
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What were the powers given to the Welsh Assembly under the Government of Wales Act of 1998?

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What are the powers given to the Welsh Assembly under the Government of Wales Act of 2014?

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What are the powers given to the Welsh Assembly under the Government of Wales Act of 2017?

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Overall - What has the impact of devolution on Scotland - strengths and weaknesses - been?

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Overall - What has the impact of devolution on Northern Ireland - strengths and weaknesses - been?

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Overall - What has the impact of devolution on Wales - strengths and weaknesses - been?

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81
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What are the arguments for and against further devolution - strengths and weaknesses?

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82
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What are the arguments for and against further devolution to England - strengths and weaknesses?

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What is the overall impact of devolution?

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84
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What is the overall impact of electoral reform?

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What is the overall impact of House of Lords reform?

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What is the overall impact of the reform of the judiciary?

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What is the overall impact of House of Commons reform?

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What is the overall impact of the Freedom of Information Act?

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What is the overall impact of constitutional reform in terms of it being weak and in need of further reform?

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What is the overall impact of constitutional reform in terms of it being sufficient and in no need of further reform?

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