The Nature Of The Constitution Flashcards
(23 cards)
What does entrenched mean?
What does unentrenched mean?
What does Quasi - federalism mean?
Describe the nature of the UK constitution.
Why do we have an uncodified constitution?
What does this mean?
What’s re the advantages and disadvantages to an uncodified constitution?
How is our constitution unentrenched?
What does this mean?
What are the advantages and disadvantages to our constitution being unentrenched?
How is our constitution unitary?
What does this mean?
What are the advantages and disadvantages to our constitution being unitary?
Why is it difficult to entrench constitutional reforms in the UK?
How does the fixed term parliament act support the idea that its difficult to entrench constitutional reforms in the UK?
How do referendums help to entrench constitutional reforms?
How is parliament sovereign in our UK constitution?
What are the two twin pillar of the British political system?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of parliament being sovereign?
What are the features of the rule of law?
Describe the rule of law.
What are the 4 different types of sovereignty?
What is legal sovereignty?
What is political sovereignty?
What is popular sovereignty?
What is pooled sovereignty?
