the UK constitution

Question 1

purpose of a constitution

Answer 1

• set out rules and regulations which government operate.
• establishes powers and institutions of the state and enshrine the legal rights and duties of citizens

Question 2

what is a codified constitution

Answer 2

largely written and centered around a single document
usually entrenched

Question 3

eg of a codified constitution

Answer 3

American constitution of 1787
German basic law of 1949

Question 4

what is an unwritten constitution

Answer 4

a constitution derived from a number of sources. its Principe is statute law

Question 5

what is statute law

Answer 5

it is important for determining the powers and scope of government and the conduct of elections

Question 6

eg of statute law

Answer 6

act of union of 1707 which united England Scotland and Wales
European communities act of 1972 which took uk into European community before leaving in 2020

Question 7

what Are conventions

Answer 7

unwritten understandings and rules, considered to be binding

Question 8

is the common law now redundant as a source of constitutional authority

Answer 8

as a source of constitutional authority its been replaced by statute law but remains important in the sphere of civil liberties

Question 9

what is the royal prerogative

Answer 9

gives the crown special power such as to declare war, dissolve parliament make treaties and spare criminals

Question 10

what are the 5 main sources of the UK constitution

Answer 10

statute law, common law, conventions, authorative works, treaties

Question 11

what is parliamentary sovereignty

Answer 11

parliament can make or unmake any law