Politics- CONSTITUTION

Question 1

what are the 5 parts of british constitution

Answer 1

-works of authority
-international law
-parliamentary law (statue law)
-common law/ case law
- royal prerogative + conventions (TRADITION)

Question 2

what are works of authority?

Answer 2

old documents e.g magna carter

Question 3

what is statue law?

Answer 3

government

Question 4

what is royal conventions?

Answer 4

royal traditions

Question 5

what is the british constitution?

Answer 5

the laws and conventions (rules) which set out how the country should be run

Question 6

what is a uncodified constitution?

Answer 6

where the rules are written in different places e.g BRITAIN

Question 7

what is a codified constitution?

Answer 7

a document of all the rules in one place, e.g AMERICA

Question 8

why are some constitutions codified and uncodified?

Answer 8

codified constitutions are typically a result of revolution, due to britain’s long history and lack of impactful civil war, we have an uncodified constitution

Question 9

what is devolution?

Answer 9

power given from parliament to other parts of the uk

Question 10

what is a referenda?

Answer 10

a vote where the electorate get to vote on a single direct question (typically yes or no)