UK and Constitution

Question 1

nature of the constitution

Answer 1

evolving and ever-changing

Question 2

Legislative branch

Answer 2

parliament- creates legislation

Question 3

Executive

Answer 3

PM and the government

Question 4

Judicial

Answer 4

supreme court and the courts

Question 5

flexible

Question 6

uncertain

Question 7

effective

Answer 7

governments can deliver on their promises due to parliamentary sovereignty
unentrenched- no need for amendment process

Question 8

elective dictatorship

Answer 8

Government can easily control parliament with effective whipping and a big majority
because of parliamentary constitution, they can hold too centralised power

Question 9

history and tradition

Question 10

weak protection of rights

Answer 10

flexible so lack of entrenched, enshrined rights

Question 11

democratic

Question 12

centralised

Answer 12

unitary- less democratic and less say of the people
policy-making may not understand what devolved gov. may need- e.g. north-south divide

Question 13

aims of new labour in 1997 Ds

Answer 13

democratisation
decentralisation
modernisation
stronger protection of rights