The Contitution

Question 1

Does the UK have a codified or an uncodified constitution

Answer 1

Uncodified

Question 2

Does the US have a codified or uncodifieid constitution

Answer 2

Codified

Question 3

How much of the US congress are needed to change the constitution

Answer 3

2/3

Question 4

What amount of the US states are needed to change the constitution

Answer 4

3/4

Question 5

Who needs to approve UK bills before they are passed

Answer 5

Commons,Lords,Royal approval

Question 6

What is another word for the US constitution

Answer 6

Entrenched

Question 7

What is the constitution

Answer 7

A set of laws and rules that create an institution

Question 8

What is the bill of rights

Answer 8

Statement of citizens

Question 9

What is a limited government

Answer 9

Powers of the government are subject to legal constraints

Question 10

What is the good thing about having a limited government

Answer 10

Holds the government accountable when they act unlawfully

Question 11

What are fundamental laws

Answer 11

A constitutional law that is set above regular laws and higher protection

Question 12

What are the features of an entrenched constitution

Answer 12

Difficult to change and requires supermajority votes or referendum

Question 13

What are codified constitutions usually a product of

Answer 13

Independence,New authorisation,War

Question 14

What are the sources of the UK constitution

Answer 14

Statute law,Common law,Conventions,Authoritative works,International law and treaties

Question 15

What is statute law

Answer 15

Law derived from acts of parliament and subordinate legislation

Question 16

What are some examples of feature law

Answer 16

The great reform act,Parliament act,Scotland act,Human rights act,EU withdrawal

Question 17

What is common law

Answer 17

Law derived from general customs,traditions,the decision of judges

Question 18

What is judicial review

Answer 18

The power of the senior judges to review the actions of parliament

Question 19

What is royal prerogative

Answer 19

Discretionary power of the crown that are exercised by government ministers in the monarchs name

Question 20

What rights does royal prerogative have

Answer 20

Appointing ministers and the prime minister
Royal assent to legislation
Declare law and negotiate treaties

Question 21

Who is A.V Dicey

Answer 21

Famous for his work on the constitution theory and the law

Question 22

What was A.V Dicey’s theory

Answer 22

Sovereignty = Ultimate source of power and authority

Question 23

What are the two pillars of the UK constitution

Answer 23

Parliamentary sovereignty and Rule of law

Question 24

What is parliamentary sovereignty

Answer 24

Parliament is the supreme law making body and the most important source of the constitution

Question 25

What is rule of law

Answer 25

Defines the relationship between state and citizens. It ensures state action is limited,also making everyone equal

Question 26

What are three features of the rule of law

Answer 26

No one is punished without trial No one is above the law Principles of the constitution are result of common law

Question 27

What are three features of parliamentary sovereignty

Answer 27

Parliament can legislate any subject Legislation can’t be overturned No parliament can bind successors

Question 28

What are the features of a unitary state

Answer 28

Subnational initiations don’t have autonomous powers Regional government is weak Local governments has little power

Question 29

What kind of state is the UK

Answer 29

Unitary state

Question 30

What happens in federal constitutions

Answer 30

Power between national and regional government is shared

Question 31

What was the significance of the factortame case

Answer 31

The EU law supremacy has always overridden UK parliamentary sovereignty which is one of the supporting factors for brexit and restoring parliamentary sovereignty

Question 32

What is FTPA(fixed term parliament act)

Answer 32

Makes it mandatory for general election to be every five years

Question 33

When was the HRA(Human rights act)

Answer 33

1998