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Chapter 5.2 - Development of Constitution since 1997 Flashcards

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BLAIR GOVERNMENT 1997-2007

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BLAIR GOVERNMENT 1997-2007

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What parliament majority did Blair win in the 1997 election?

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179 seats

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What did Blair say about the constitution and modernisation?

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‘Modernisation is key’

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What were Blair’s 4 main focuses in his constitutional reform programme?

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  • Decentralisation
  • Democratisation
  • Transparency
  • Rights protection
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*Devolution under Blair

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*Devolution under Blair

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What was held in Scotland and Wales in 1997?

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Referendums on whether they wanted their own elected governments

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What was the referendum in Northern Ireland on in 1998?

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The Good Friday Agreement - power sharing between unionists and republicans

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What % of Scots voted in favour of having a devolved government?

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74%

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What % of the Welsh voted in favour of having a devolved government?

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50.3%

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What was the result in a 2004 referendum in the North East on having a regional assembly?

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78% rejected the proposal

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By 2016, how many of the 53 referendums on having mayors were rejected?

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37

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What was the turnout when Andy Burnham won the mayoral election in Greater Manchester in 2017?

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29%

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*House of Lords reform under Blair

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*House of Lords reform under Blair

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How many life peers were eligible to attend the House of Lords before it was reformed?

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1330

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What undermined the legitimacy of the House of Lords?

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The majority of peers were hereditary peers

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What was the government compromise on House of Lords reform?

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They allowed 92 hereditary peers

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Who are 3 people Boris nominated to the House of Lords?

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  • His father Stanley Johnson
  • His brother Jo Johnson
  • Former Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries
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How many life peers did Blair appoint in his first term?

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203 life peers

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What did William Hague accuse Blair of doing?

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Creating a ‘house full of cronies’

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*Electoral reform under Blair

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*Electoral reform under Blair

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What reduced Blair’s enthusiasm for electoral reform?

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His massive parliamentary majority in 1997

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What did Labour do with a report by Roy Jenkins which said that FPTP should be replaced by AV?

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They ignored it

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What electoral system is used in Scotland and Wales?

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Additional Member System (AMS)

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What electoral system is used in Northern Ireland?

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Single transferable vote (STV)

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*Human Rights Act 1998
*Human Rights Act 1998
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What did the 1998 Human Rights Act do?
It incorporated the European Convention on Human Rights into British law
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When did the HRA come into force?
2000
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Why was the HRA important?
For the first time, it positively stated the rights that British citizens can claim
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Who two articles of the HRA did the Court declare had been breached in the Laporte case 2006?
Article 8 - right to a private life Article 10 - right to freedom of expression Police had acted illegally when they stopped 120 anti-Iraq war protestors from reaching RAF Fairford in 2003
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What does Article 15 of the HRA allow?
The government the right to suspend, or derogate from certain of its provisions
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What article did Blair suspend following the terrorist attacks on the USA, allowing the government to keep foreign terrorist suspects in custody without charge?
Article 5 - the right to liberty
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What Act of Parliament gave the government the authority to keep foreign terrorist suspects in prison indefinitely?
The Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001
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*Supreme Court under Blair
*Supreme Court under Blair
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What Parliament Act created the UK Supreme Court?
The Constitutional Reform Act 2005
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What did the 2005 CRA end?
The House of Lords' judicial function
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When did the Supreme Court open?
2009
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What committee presides over the selection of judges?
Judicial Appointments Committee
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COALITION GOVERNMENT 2010-2015
COALITION GOVERNMENT 2010-2015
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What did Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg say about the coalition and the constitution?
That the coalition would be responsible for 'the biggest shake-up of our democracy since 1832'
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*Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 under the coalition government
*Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 under the coalition government
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Why did the coalition government create the Fixed-term Parliaments Act?
It would have been a contentious decision for a coalition Prime Minister to call a general election
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What did the Fixed-term Parliaments Act state?
That a general election should be held exactly 5 years after the last general election
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What was the vote in Parliament on Theresa May's decision to call an election?
522-13 in favour of an election
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*Electoral reform under the coalition government
*Electoral reform under the coalition government
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What referendum was held in 2011?
The AV referendum
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Why was the AV referendum held?
It was part of the coalition agreement with the Lib Dems
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What was the vote in the AV referendum on what turnout?
68% against, 42% turnout
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*Parliamentary reform under the coalition government
*Parliamentary reform under the coalition government
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What committee was established to give MPs more influence as a result of the recommendations from the Wright Committee?
Backbench Business Committee
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What change was there in regards to select committees under the coalition government?
The membership of select committees would no longer be determined by the whips, now elected by MPs
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*Further devolution under the coalition government
*Further devolution under the coalition government
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What did Wales vote for in 2011 in a referendum?
For its Assembly to be given primary legislative power in some areas
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What did Westminster pass as a result of the 2011 Welsh referendum?
Wales Act 2014
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CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENTS SINCE 2015
CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENTS SINCE 2015
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What did David Cameron give Scotland after they rejected independence?
Devo-max powers in the Scotland Act 2016
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What Act brought the UK out of the European Union?
European Withdrawal Act
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What was the bill that would have scrapped all existing EU law in the UK by the end of 2023?
EU Retained Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
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What Act was passed by Parliament in 2022 which gives the police more powers to disrupt protests?
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act
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What is Rishi Sunak potentially threatening to do in reaction to the small boat crossings?
Withdraw the UK out of the ECHR - along with Belarus and Russia

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