Uk Constitution Flashcards
When was the Good Friday agreement? What did it agree?
1998, established northern Irish assembly, 1st pm and deputy pm, if one resigns the other has to
When was Scottish devolution?
1997, following a referendum
When was the human rights act? What was it based on?
1998, ECHR
When was the House of Lords reform act? It removed all but how many hereditary peers?
1999, 92
When was the constitutional reform act? What did it set up? When did this come into effect?
2005, Supreme Court, 2009
When was the fixed term parliament act? This meant there had to be an election every how many years?
2011, 5
When was the succession to the crown act?
2013
What was the result of the Scottish independence referendum?
No 55% yes 45%
When was the wales act that gave wales primary legislative powers?
2011
When was the recall of mps act? What did it do
2015, if an ml is suspended for more than 10 days then a recall petition can be called, if this is signed my more than 10% of constituents, it triggers a by-election
When was the brexit referendum?
2016
When was the police crime sentencing and courts act? What did it do?
202w, priti Patel, bans noisy protests
When was the dissolution and calling of parliament act and what did it do.
2022, repealed parliament act
When was the miller v pm case
2019 - bojo cant prorogue parliament
What did the parliament act 1911 say
House of Lords can’t stop monetary bills from the House of Commons
What did the parliament act 1948(9) do?
House of Lords can’t reject a bill from the House of Commons more than 3 times
When was the terrorism act?
2006, a reaction from House of Commons to gain electoral support, 9/11, rejected by House of Lords, 28 detention
When was the code of conduct for ministers?
1992
What did the Salisbury convention do?
House of Lords can’t reject something in a manifesto
Give two examples of individual ministerial responsibility
Matt Hancock resigned for having an affair - no social distancing
In 2001 9/11 Stephen Byers receives an email ‘good day to bury bad news’ , had to resign when it came to light - takes responsibility for whole department
What did erkskine may write
Rule book for parliamentary practice, ministers can’t ask questions of floor of House of Commons
What did bagehot write that’s still used today
Humble address (to monarch to release govt docs-binding) , used a lot more since 2017, but still need a majority, not that easy
What are A.V,Dicey’s rules on parliamentary sovereignty
- all powerful
- laws on anything
- can’t bind its successors
- can’t be bound by its predecessors
How many days a year does the opposition decide the calendar
26 half days
