UNIT 1 THE CONSTITUTION

Question 1

magna carta 1215

Answer 1

everyone is ruled under law- even king

Question 2

bill of rights 1689

Answer 2

stated that king/ queen only alloweed o make laws because they have support from parliament

Question 3

act of settlement 1701

Answer 3

stated that king/queen had to be protestant and supported by parliament

Question 4

acts of union 1707

Answer 4

creating the Parliament of Great Britain, based in the Palace of Westminster. An Act for a Union of the Two Kingdoms of England and Scotland

Question 5

parliament act 1911

Answer 5

HoL cannot veto or participate in money bills

Question 6

parliament act 1949

Answer 6

HoL can only delay laws by 1 year - befor it was 2

Question 7

the nature of the UK constitution

Answer 7

uncodified, unentrenched, not unitary

Question 8

the five main sources of the uk constitution

Answer 8

authoritative work (AV DICEY), common law(passed cases), statute law(passed by parli), conventions(salisbury convention 1945), treaties

Question 9

reforms under labour on the constitution 1997-2010

Answer 9

HoL reforms
Electoral reforms
devolution
HRA 1998
The supreme court

Question 10

reforms under the coalition 2010-15

Answer 10

Fixed Term Parliament act 2011
further devolutions to wales

Question 11

any further reforms undertaken by govt since 2015

Answer 11

Constitutional Reform Since 2015
David Cameron’s Government (May 2015 – June 2017)
English Votes for English Laws (EVEL) – Introduced a ‘Grand Committee’ stage to give English MPs a greater say on England-only laws.
EU Referendum (2016) – Held on 23rd June, resulting in a 52%-48% vote to leave the EU.
Scotland Act (2016) – Gave Scotland greater tax-raising powers and required a referendum for abolishing the Scottish Parliament or Government.
Wales Act (2017) – Gave tax-raising powers to the Welsh Assembly.
Theresa May’s Government (July 2016 – July 2019)
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act (2017) – Triggered Article 50, starting the Brexit process.
European Union (Withdrawal) Act (2018) – Legally confirmed the UK’s exit from the EU.
Little other constitutional reform due to Brexit focus.
Boris Johnson’s Government (July 2019 – Present)
EU Withdrawal Agreement Act (2020) – UK formally left the EU on 31st January 2020.
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act (2022) – Repealed the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act.
Judicial Review and Courts Act (2022) – Limited the powers of judicial review.
Proposed Human Rights Act Reform (2021) – Government announced plans to amend rights concerning foreign offenders and the ‘right to a family life’.

Question 12

scottish parliament and government

Question 12

devolution in england

Question 13

welsh assembley and government

Question 13

northern ireland assembley and executive

Question 13

for the individual reforms since 1997 being taken further

Question 13

against the individual reforms since 1997 being taken further

Question 14

for devolution in england being extended

Question 15

against devolution in england being extended

Question 16

for uk constitution to be made codified and entrenched

Question 17

against the uk constitution being made codified and entrenched