the development of the uk constitution

Question 1

Uk constituion is uncodified?

Answer 1

not a single legal code or document its key principles put together

Question 2

untrenched ?

Answer 2

can be altred easily

Question 3

unitary ?

Answer 3

overall sovereintary concentrated in one area

Question 4

effect of the development has been to ?

Answer 4

-reduce power of monarch
-increase freedom of individual
-draw together parts of the uk union
-increase power of commons over the lords
-define uks relationship with outside institutions

Question 5

magna carta ?

Answer 5

-1215
-the first documented process of democracy and liberty
- no one should be deprived of liberty property without a due process

Question 6

the bill of rights ?

Answer 6

-1689
-affirmed rights of parliment when they accept the throne
-Provision of free elections and freedom of speech

Question 7

act of settlement

Answer 7

-1701
-catholics banned from the throne
-right of parliment to choose line of succsession to the throne

Question 8

act of union ?

Answer 8

-1707
-united england and scotland under one parliement in westminister
-exsisted until 1997 when new labour passed law to set up SNP

Question 9

The parliement act

Answer 9

-1911,1949
-1911 reduced power of HOL to interfere with peoples budget
-1911 the house of lords could not delay money bills but can others for 2 years
-1929 changed this to 1