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Unit 2 Flashcards

1
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What is the back bench

A

All the members of the winning political party who are not part of the active government

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2
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What is an coalition government & give 2 examples

A

For mojority of parliament two political party would come together to form one government

Example : conservative & liberal Democrat
Or
Conservative & DPU

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3
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Name 3 advantage of an codified constitution

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Defines people’s liberal rights
Stability
Protects rights
Its clear

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4
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Name 3 disadvantages of an codified constitution

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Hard to agree on
Limited flexibility
Gives to much power to the court

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5
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What reform happened in 2005

A

Constitutional reform

Which was the official separation of the judiciary from the government in the uk

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6
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Whats the two different types of constitution

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Codified & uncodified

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7
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What are the source of the British constitution

With examples

A 
. Common law  - " freedom of movement " 
. Tradition - " queen public speech " 
. Statues laws - " parliament act 1909 " 
. Convention - " Salisbury convention " 
. EU - " HRA "
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8
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Weaknesses of the cabinet

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  • most decision are made by select committees
  • PM has overall power
  • its not independent so could be bias
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9
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Weaknesses of the judiciary

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  • The PM sets their budget which could lead to bias decision
  • the government has overall power
  • cant change any laws
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10
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Whats the tasks of the civil service

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  • Gather information for any new policies
  • provides other options for an legislation
  • draft legislation
  • methods on how to appply new legislation

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Name 3 advantages of an uncodified constitution

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  • it is flexible
  • it can be updated easily allowing to stay Morden
  • allows the PM to have the power to their job
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12
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3 disadvantages of an uncodified constitution

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Not clear
No stability
Xan give the opportunity for government to exploit their power

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13
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Gove 3 examples of cabinet committees

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  • eduction
  • environment
  • benefits
  • children and parenting
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14
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Whats the tasks of the ministers

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Set out the aganda
Dertarmine priorties
Decide between 2 options
Be accountable for any government policies

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15
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Whats the two sectors of the legislation

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Ministers & civil service

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16
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Whats the function of the cabinet

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Policies formation - where policies are made
Controlling parliament - setting out agenda
Approving policies

17
Q

Whys is it important for the judiciary to be independent

A

It means that the government cannot influence the decision of the judiciary

18
Q

How do u get rid of the prime minister

A

Vote of confidence

Which leads to a minority pf parliament

19
Q

The tasks of the judiciary

A
  • ensure that rights are protected
  • judicial review - opening cases that have been closed by the government
  • public inquiries - inquiries in public issues
  • creating case laws
20
Q

Example of minority of government

A
  • Tony Blair

- Margaret Thatcher

21
Q

How does the judiciary maintain is independence

A

The background o the judges
Security of tenure
Contempt

22
Q

What the most important feature of the judiciary

A

Independence & neutrality

23
Q

What does entrenchment mean

A

These are laws which are codified & protected by the constitution

24
Q

What is the Magria Carter

A

1215
A written agreement signed by king John
In which the king agreed to particular limits on its authority as monarch

25
Q

What is parliamentary sovereignty

A

Where the central power and most power is found in the parliament ( house of commons?)

26
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What is devolution

A

Rhis is where power is split due geographical areas and this power is given to them by a central government
E.g - Scottish parliament , Walsh & NI assembly

27
Q

What is the Lisbon treaty

A

This is a set of rules which countries that are part of the European union have to sign to become part of the European union

28
Q

What are the two chambers of parliament

A

House of Lords
&
House of Commons

29
Q

What is the hereditary peer reform

A

This was a reform made within the upper chamber of parliament and this a reduce in number of the amount of hereditary members of the house of Lords

30
Q

Whats the main reason people want more constitutional reforms

A

Codification - many people believe that the uk constitution should be codified as some laws need to be protected
E.g - Human rights act 1998

House of Lords - need more power

Judiciary - more power and being able to change policies

31
Q

What is the west Lothian question

A

This is the arguments which state the involvement of Scottish Mps in the English political issue in parliament but English Mps not being able to be involved in the Scottish parliament and Scottish people issues
Is it fair

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