Uk Constitution Flashcards
Since when has stormont (Northern Ireland) existed
1922
When was the Good Friday agreement? What did it agree?
1998, established northern Irish assembly, 1st pm and deputy pm, if one resigns the other has to
When was Scottish devolution?
1997, following a referendum
When was the human rights act? What was it based on?
1998, ECHR
When was the House of Lords reform act? It removed all but how many hereditary peers?
1999, 92
When was the constitutional reform act? What did it set up? When did this come into effect?
2005, Supreme Court, 2009
When was the fixed term parliament act? This meant there had to be an election every how many years?
2011, 5
When was the succession to the crown act?
2013
What was the result of the Scottish independence referendum?
No 55% yes 45%
When was the wales act that gave wales primary legislative powers?
2011
When was the recall of mps act? What did it do
2015, if an ml is suspended for more than 10 days then a recall petition can be called, if this is signed my more than 10% of constituents, it triggers a by-election
When was the brexit referendum?
2016
When was the police crime sentencing and courts act? What did it do?
202w, priti Patel, bans noisy protests
When was the dissolution and calling of parliament act and what did it do.
2022, repealed parliament act
When was the miller v pm case
2019 - bojo cant prorogue parliament
