Uk Political System . Flashcards

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Give three features of Parliamentary Sovereignty.

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. Parliament can legislate in any subject of its choosing. There are no constitutional restrictions on the scope of parliament’s legislative authority.

.Legislation cannot be overturned on any subject of its choosing.
The courts cannot strike down statute law as unconstitutional.
.No parliament can bind its successors.
All legislation is of equal status: legislation that brings about major constitutional change.

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How does the treaty of treaty of Rome compromise Parliamentary sovereignty.

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The treaty Rome means in areas were EU and British law come into conflict with one another EU law takes precedence over British law.

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Define devolution.

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The Scottish Parliament,Welsh Assemble and Northern Assembly have primary legislative authority on devolved matter such as education and health care 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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