Britain Institution Flashcards
The British isles include two sovereign states .. ?
The Republic of Ireland
United Kingdom
Give me the name of the autonomous crown dependency ?
The Isle of Man
Name of the isles close to the coast of France but are part of British isles (Not uk )
The Channel Islands
Offshore islands ?
Isle of Wight
Scilly isles
United Kingdom is the name used to define … ?!
The geopolitical entity under the direct jurisdiction of the British parliament in Westminster (London).
The Uk has no written constitution ..
It just has what is known as an “uncodified constitution”
Uncodified constitution consists of ..?!
A set of rules and regulation constituted by jurisprudence and laws (English and Scottish laws), and by various treaties and international argument to which the United kingdom has signed up.
The 1st constitutional document ?
Magnia carta, 1215 send by King John to put an end to the first Baron’s war
Britain is a …
Constitutional monarchy, where the monarch reigns as head of state.
The Westminster Parliament consisting of..
- The House of Commons
- The House of Lords
- formally the monarch
The executive UK government governs by passing its policies through
- Parliament as act of Parliament
- Operates through ministries or departments heated by ministers or secretaries of states
The leader of the executive is the Prime Minister who is appointed by?
The monarch
The Prime Minister shares his power with..?
The cabinet
The judicial branch is independent of …?
Legislative and executive branches of government
The judges (judiciary) of the higher courts determine …
The law and interpret Acts of parliament.
The highest court of for many matters in the UK is now …
The Supreme Court created in 2009.
28 October 2011 ?
The Prime Minister of the 16 realms of the Commonwealth and the UK agreed to apply absolute primogeniture for persons born after date of the agreement.
They also made the decision to amend the 1701 act of settlement…
That banned monarch from Marrying Catholics although the monarch would still need to be in communion with the church of England, so Anglican
Royal executive power has disappeared yet the monarch still has formal constitutional roles and is …
Head of state
Head of the executive , judiciary and legislature
Supreme governor of the church of England and commander in chief of the armed forces
The monarch is accepted to be:
- Political neutral
- Is supposed to reign but not rule
- Cannot make laws, impose taxes, spend public money
- or act unilaterally
The Monarch performs important duties such as:
- opening and dissolving of the UK parliament
- giving the royal assent to bills which have been passed by both house of Parliament.
- Appointing government minister and public officials
- Granting honors
- appointing of the UK Prime Minister