What are sources of the constitution?

Question 1

what is Ratified

Answer 1

voted and passed by parliament

Question 2

whats a civil servant

Answer 2

someone who works for the government

Question 3

whats Statute law

Answer 3

any act (law) passed by parliament

Question 4

does Statute law effect the constitution

Answer 4

Many statute laws don’t effect the constitution however if they do it requires a simple majority (1/2+1) by parliament

Question 5

whats common law

Answer 5

known as case law its made by judges its seen as setting the example. makes a ruling on current issues and sets the standards e.g. murder is a crime

Question 6

give an example of common law

Answer 6

R JOGEE if you are part of a group and one member killed someone the entire group could be found guilty however the supreme caught over turned this and a group can only be found guilty if there is an intent to kill

Question 7

whats convention

Answer 7

regularly observed practice they aren’t leagly biding it’s a practice adopted over time for example every year known as the knocking of the door for the opening of parliament

Question 8

Whats a treaty

Answer 8

EU laws now known as treaties- if EU law was made Britain would have to follow if EU law and British law collided EU law would be seen as higher and would must follow EU law

Question 9

what is Authoritative works

Answer 9

pices of liture that explains how the constitution should work there are 2 ways
A.V DICEY RULE OF LAW every one including government must abide by the law no mater who you are
WALTER BAGEHOT there should be a relationship the government and the crown