possible areas of reform to the uk constitution Flashcards
ADVANTAGE
House of Lords remains an unelected chamber
a fully or partially elected house of lords would have greater legitimacy to challenge the HoC
it would democratise the UK
DISADVANTAGE
House of Lords remains an unelected chamber
another elected chamber could create gridlock in gov
rules over how often elections would be held , term lengths etc are unclear
ADVANTAGE
the use of proportional representation for general elections
FPTP produces disproportional results . reform would allow more minor parties to have a chance of succeeding.
if there were fewer wasted votes people may be more likely to turnout
DISADVANTAGE
the use of proportional representation for general elections
PR systems make it more likely that gov resulting from elections will be coalitions which couldn’t lack legitimacy and are more fragile
ADVANTAGE
the role of the monarchy in the UK
the UK could retain its traditional monarchy while removing their influence from the legislative process , which would enhanced representative democracy
DISADVANTAGE
the role of the monarchy in the UK
this could increase t6he power of the PM further who may take up the role of head of state if the monarchy were weakened or abolished
ADVANATAGE / DISADVANTAGE
a parliament for England
PREV FLASHCARDS
ADVANATAGE
further devolution to the regions
existing policies such as devo-max and ‘ levelling up’ shop that further devolution can be succesful , it could quell nationalism in the nations of the UK and strengthen the union.
DISADVANATAGE
further devolution to the regions
further devolution can always be revoked by parliament while it remains sovereign , making all reforms precarious
ADVANATGE
the UKs place in the EU
there is already agreement across a number of UK parties which all had a second referendum on EU membership inn their 2019 manifesto
an increasing amount of rolling suggests that the majority of the population either now favour remain or see Brexit as a mistake
DISADVANATGE
the UKs place in the EU
if referendums can simply be reversed by holding another one this could set a precedent in which referendums are held so frequently they mean very little
ADVANATGE
Scottish independence
allowing scotland a second referendum ons Scottish independence would increase direct democracy in the UK and further devolution
DISADVANATGE
Scottish independence
if referendums can simply be reversed by holding another one this could set a precedent in which referendums are held so frequently they mean very little
ADVANATGE
the UKs Supreme Court
the role of the UK supreme court could be enhanced especially if the UK constitution was codified to allow it to overturn decisions by the government ,limiting government power
DISADVANATGE
the UKs Supreme Court
the unelected nature of the supreme court cases questions over other it should challenge the mandate of the elected government
ADVANATGE / DISADVANATGE
codified constitution
REFER TO PREV FLASHCARDS
ADVANATGE
protection of rights
rights protection in the UK relies on statute law which can be overturned. finding a way to pemantly protect rights would secure freedoms for citizens
DISADVANATGE
protection of rights
there is no parliamentary mechanism to protect rights from parliamentary sovereignty while the UK constitution remains unmodified
ADVANATGE
the UKs place in the council of the Europe / ECHR
removing the UK from the ECHR world free the gov from restrictions to carry out policies such as the conservative Govs Rwanda Policy for asylum seekers
DISADVANATGE
the UKs place in the council of the Europe / ECHR
removing the UK from the ECHR sends a negative signal about the view of rights and rights protection in the UK
