Development Of UK constitution

Question 1

What are the different development of the UK constitution ?

Answer 1

• Magna Carta 1215
• Bills of Rights 1689
• Acts of union 1707
• Parliament Acts 1911 & 1949

Question 2

What year was Magna Carta developed ?

Answer 2

1215

Question 3

What year was the bill of Rights developed ?

Answer 3

1689

Question 4

What year was the act of settlement developed ?

Answer 4

1707

Question 5

What year was acts of union developed ?

Answer 5

1707

Question 6

What year was parliament act developed ?

Answer 6

1911 and 1949

Question 7

What has been the condition of magna carta over the years ?

Answer 7

Very little has survived over the years but few traditions have been retained in common law

Question 8

What does Magna Carta establish ?

Answer 8

Rule of law all people must follow including the monarch

Question 9

The Bill of Rights 1689

When was the act of parliament made ?

Answer 9

After King James the second was replaced by William the third and Mary

Question 10

The Bill of Rights 1689

Why was the act of parliament made ?

Answer 10

To ensure that the new monarch did not exceed their power and allow parliament to have the final word on all legislation and goverment finances

Question 11

The Bill of Rights 1689

What did the parliament act ensure for monarch ?

Answer 11

That the new monarch could not exceed their power

Question 12

The Bill of Rights 1689

What did the act of parliament ensure for parliament ?

Answer 12

To have the final word in all of legislation and government finances

Question 13

What did the act of settlement 1701 establish ?

Answer 13

• Legal rules governing the succession to the throne
• established the monarch as the over all of the UK (England, Wales and Ireland)

Question 14

What was the act of union 1707 regarding ?

Answer 14

Union between England, Scotland and Ireland

Question 15

What did Parliament Act 1911 and 1948 settle ?

Answer 15

The relationship between the HOC and HOL

Question 16

What did the Parliament Act 1911 take away ?

Answer 16

Took way the HOL power to regulate any laws regarding public finances and limited time could delay legislation passing for 2 years

Question 17

How long did the parliament act 1911delay legislation in the HOL ?

Answer 17

For two years

Question 18

What did parliament act 1949 do ?

Answer 18

Reduced this time from 2 years to 1 year

Question 19

What in effect did the Parliament 1949 act do ?

Answer 19

Made the HOC more powerful and senior house

Question 20

What are the natures of the UK constitution ?

Answer 20

• uncodified
• untrenched
• unitary
• twin pillar of parliamentary sovereignty
• rule of law

Question 21

What constitution is the UK ?

Answer 21

Uncodified - not contained in a single document

Question 22

Where is uncodified constitution found ?

Answer 22

In many sources

Question 23

What can uncodified constitution described as ?

Answer 23

Easier to amend - change but confusing

Question 24

First advantage of uncodified constitution?

Answer 24

Greater degree of flexibility allows a political system to be more responsive to changing attitudes and ideas

Question 25

Second advantage of uncodified constitution?

Answer 25

Tends to evolve and release public pressure more easily without need for major revolutionary uprising

Question 26

First disadvantage of uncodified constitution

Answer 26

Confusing as rules can come from many different sources

Question 27

Second disadvantage of uncodified constitution?

Answer 27

A codified constitution becomes entrenched which leads to higher level of protection against temporary government

Question 28

Uncodified constitutions will be untrenched so what else is unentrenched ?

Answer 28

UK’s constitution

Question 29

What does unentrenched mean ?

Answer 29

No special procedure for amendment

Question 30

What does entrenched constitution have ?

Answer 30

Special Rules and procedures to make any changes

Question 31

Due to entrenched constitution having special rules and procedures to make changes what does it consequently do ?

Answer 31

Makes it more different to change so constitutional principle is more protected

Question 32

Because parliament is sovereign what is not possible ?

Answer 32

Not possible to entrench the constitution

Question 33

What does parliamentary sovereignty assert ?

Answer 33

That each parliament cannot bind its successors

Question 34

Because parliamentary sovereignty asserts that each parliament cannot bind its successors what does it mean ?

Answer 34

New parliament can amend the constitution ad it’s wishes

Question 35

Why was the Human Act 1998 made ?

Answer 35

Legislation made my parliament to incorporate the European convention of Human right in domestic law