UK government

Question 1

Magna Carta

Answer 1

1215

Question 2

Bill of Rights

Answer 2

1689

Question 3

Great Reform Act

Answer 3

1832

Question 4

Representation of the People Act

Answer 4

1918

Question 5

European Communities Act

Answer 5

1972

Question 6

3 Functions of a constitution

Answer 6

create the institutions of the state
regulate the relationships between those institutions
regulate the relationships between the institutions and the individual

Question 7

Common Law

Answer 7

Court rulings made by judges passed down over time

Question 8

Statute Law

Answer 8

Acts of Parliament (most important source)

Question 9

Authoritative Opinion

Answer 9

Books and documents containing opinions on rulings, laws and the constitution

Question 10

How did the parliament acts change the power of parliament?

Answer 10

Reduced the Lord’s power from being able to veto a bill to only being able to delay it for 2 years

Then, reduced the 2 year delay to a 1 year delay

Question 11

How has the Human Rights Act impacted the UK

Answer 11

UK citizens can defend their rights in court

MPs who want to pass a new bill must produce a document proving that the bill aligns with the ECHR