the development of the constitution 1.1

Question 1

why is the uk consitution not as changed as others

Answer 1

• UK = no recent revolutions or wars
• US = 1776 War of independence

Question 2

originally, how was government formed

Answer 2

Nobles who worked and advised the monarch

Question 3

what did these nobles help to do

Answer 3

advise the monarch, pass laws and give
consent to taxation.

Question 4

when was the first parliament created

Answer 4

13th century

Question 5

parliament was made up of an ‘upper house’, what was it consisted of

Answer 5

• hereditary aristocracy and senior members of the church (House of Lords)
• representatives of the landed gentry and prosperous merchants (House of Commons)

Question 6

what changed the balance between the parliament and the monarch

Answer 6

the civil war

Question 7

what happened by the 19th century to the uk government

Answer 7

governed by a constitutional monarch who acted on the advice of ministers.

Question 8

when did society really start becoming more democratic

Answer 8

20th century

Question 9

how was it shown to the public that the ‘aristotic elite’ had lost power

Answer 9

House of Commons got more power

Question 10

when was the judiciary separated from the state and why

Answer 10

17th century, to be independent from political influence