Consitution and Devo

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constitution definition

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establishes rules and principles that govern an organisation

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Magna carter

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1215 trial by jury , no one above law, protection from illegal imprisonment

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Bill of rights

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1689, Act of parliament sets out basic civil rights. Limits monarchs power, free speech, free elections

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Act of settlement

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1701, settle the succession to the english. Catholics or married to catholics could not inherit the throne.

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Parliament acts

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1911 Limited leg blocking powers to 2 years. Life of parliament from 7 to 5.
1949 delay up to 1 year and established sov of commons

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EC Act

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1972 act of parliament bringing Uk into EU

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Eu withdrawal act

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repealed ECA 2018 started process trigged by article 50 to leave EU

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Defying conventions

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Johnson unlawfully proroguing parl to prevent discussion of brexit deal

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Convention on military action

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must ask parl for permission- cameron air strikes on libya parl said no

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Salisbury convention

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Lords can not obstruct bills from governing parties manifesto

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When has sailsbury contention shown to be weak

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2010 libD uni fees, in time of coalition it can be disregarded as the election didn’t produce clear mandates

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Examples of Royal prerogative

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Royal assent , power to dissolve parliament, power of patronage

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Sewel convention

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ensures that areas of devolved policy are not interfered with by westminster

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When has the Sewel Convention been used

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Gov used S.35 to block scottish gender Rec bil 2023. Scot parl objectified as westminster did not make any objections throughout the 9 month passage in holyrood

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English Consitution

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Bagehot

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Principle of parliamentary sovereignty

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Dicey

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Treaties on the law privileges and proceedings and usage of parl

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May

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When has the authoritative work by May been used

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Bercow during Brexit proceedings

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Constitution should be codified because

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there is a non obvious legal status of referendums due to parl sov

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Examples new laws made quick due to the uncodified nature of the constitution

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Secondary leg- ability to change Minimum wage
RVR marital rape - common law
2011 NI ASSM primary powers
2014 WALES powers of tax

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uncodified nature allows judiciary to strike down

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Acts under judicial review

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Snp tries to do what from supreme court

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Again 2nd INDYREF 2022

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examples of asymmetry in devolved regions

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Scotland has devo max while NI only has administrative powers

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examples of asymmetry in england and scotland

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England has 10 mayors + london assembly + PPCS compared scotland devo max and tax varying poets

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How much of scotland voted remain

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62%

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examples of devolution making problems

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Neverendums for brexit in scotland and indy ref in scotland with SNP as well as GRB 2023 being struck down

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How have devolution ensured unity

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Good friday agreement for NI and Devo max in scotland

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Differences in covid policy

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Wales allowed 50 people to meet and scotland was the only nation to implement circuit breakers and was the first to lockdown

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Sewel convention has allowed

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more entrenchment for devolved bodies, 2016 scotland act and 2017 wales act made them permanent bodies in constitution so a referendum is needed to remove them

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Public order act 2023

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restricts right to protest

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Police crime and sentencing act

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Increase use of stop and search

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what % of a constituency needs to sign for a by election

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10%

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BackBench Business committee

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gives mps a voice and lets opposition debate serious issues free from gov control

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BbBc have debated on what important issues

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Brexit , how covid impacted BAME communities, improving cancer care

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BbBc effect

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Resulted in gov releasing secret papers and led to an inquest into hillsbrough

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Liaison committee

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ensures Pm answers for their actions subjecting them to strict scrutiny. twice a year. choose specific topics

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Increase of Liaison com attention

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since Johnson and there was increase scrutiny

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Chair of Liaison com

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Jenkin chosen by Johnson PM but praised for neutrality

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BbBc rarely lead to action

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Trump granted visa despite petition against him 1.6 mil Not all Military action has consulted parl - may 2018 syria

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Lords include party donors who

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could be biased

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PMQs negative

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sparsely attended, Rishi 19% missed july 2023

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Demands for indep

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SNP going to supreme court + SNP leadership debates when Indy is main topic and brexit 57% said would vote remain if there was 2nd referendum

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Tensions and inequality’s through devolved policy

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Deposit Scheme Reform 2023 IMA 2020 regulations can only be enforced on scottish producers but still allows sale of other drinks. Uk ministers were willing to grant partial exemption excluding glass bottles, but defeats the point. Scot 1st minister called an “act of sabotage”

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Scotland Act 2009

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Allowed control of waste management and climate change

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EVEL

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left with WLQ but still unsolved and unfair to devolved regions

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Metro mayors impact 2025 Khan

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Against 3rd runway at heathrow due to the noise and air pollution for local residents and is pleading to challenge govs proposals - advocates for constituency’s