sources of the constitution Flashcards
what is the parliament act of 1911?
STATUTE - Prime ministers couldn’t be part of house of Lords, decreased power for Lords - can only delay passing of bill for 2 years
what is the parliament act of 1949?
STATUTE - the Lords can only delay legislation by 1 year rather than 2
what is the house of lords act of 1999?
STATUTE - reform in the house of Lords to reduce the number of hereditary peers (down to 92 from 754)
what is the human rights act of 1998?
STATUTE - EU rights brought into UK law, setting out the fundamental rights for people in the UK
what is the salisbury convention?
CONVENTION -States that the house of lords cannot block legislature from being passed, can only deny it once and delay only by a year
what is the Collective Cabinet Responsibility?
CONVENTION - members of the cabinet must publicly support all governmental decisions made in Cabinet, even if they do not privately agree with them
what is Individual Ministerial Responsibility?
CONVENTION - Convention that means if a minister breaches an unwritten code of conduct they resign
what is the Royal Prerogative?
CONVENTION - Inherent rights of the monarch now exercised by the PM
what is the queen (monarch)’s consent?
CONVENTION - The ability of the monarch to consent to legislation and has the power to abide by the law however they want
what is the Maastricht Treaty 1992?
TREATY - The treaty that was the foundation of the EU
what was the Lisbon Treaty 2009?
TREATY - Granted further powers and agreed to an EU constitution which included a process to leave the EU
what was the Paris Climate Agreement 2015?
TREATY - Saw the UK commit itself to cut carbon emissions
what was A.V. Dicey’s Rule of Law?
AUTHORITATIVE WORK - An authoritative work stating everyone is equal under the the law
what was Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England?
AUTHORITATIVE WORK - Dictates that parliament is sovereign
what was Gus O’Donnell’s The Cabinet Manual?
AUTHORITATIVE WORK - Establishes how a coalition should be formed
