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1
Q

Why do constitutions do

A

Guarantee fundamental rights eg freedom of speech

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2
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First type like an oak tree

A

Written constitutions

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3
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Where have written constitutions

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USA

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4
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What are written constitutions described as

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Entrenched because they are not flexible and are difficult to change or remove

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5
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Willow tree like constitutions

A

Unwritten

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6
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Where has unwritten

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Uk

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7
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What are they described to be unwritten

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Flexible and rights are not entrenched

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8
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How many arms of state

A

3
Legislature
Executive
Judiciary

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9
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Who is in the legislature

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Monarch and Parliament

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10
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What does the legislature do

A

Make laws

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11
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Who is in the executive

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MPs and government, army and police

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12
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What is the job of the executive

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To carry out the law

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13
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Who is in the judiciary

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Judges and court s

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14
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What is the job of the judiciary

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To solve legal disputes and enforce the law

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15
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Where is it where the is complete overlap of the arms of state

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China 3 arms are together in the communist party results in dictatorship

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16
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Where has 3 equal completely separate arms of state

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Usa

17
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How is it separate in usa

A

Congress (l) and the president (e) are separate and each is elected separately

18
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In usa how do they achieve complete separation

A

No one person can be in the same arm of state at the same time

19
Q

What indicate how a country is governed

A

Constitutions