UK Constitution Sources — main types?
Statutes, judicial rulings, unwritten conventions.
Unwritten Constitution — meaning?
Not contained in a single formal document.
Parliamentary Acts — role?
Legislation shaping constitutional framework.
Justice Rulings — significance?
Interpret constitutional principles through case law.
Unwritten Conventions — examples?
Practices guiding institutions, not legally enforceable.
Magna Carta — year?
1215.
Bill of Rights — year?
1689.
Principle — Parliamentary Sovereignty?
Parliament can make or repeal any law.
Principle — Rule of Law?
All actions governed by legal rules.
Principle — Accountability?
Executive answers to Parliament and citizens.
Principle — Collective Responsibility?
Government members support decisions publicly or resign.
House of Lords Act 1999 — effect?
Reduced hereditary peers in Lords.
Life Peerages Act 1958 — effect?
Established appointment of life peers.
Salisbury Convention — purpose?
Prevents Lords blocking manifesto legislation.
Veto Power — reforms?
Limited by 1911 & 1949 Acts to delaying legislation.
Devolution — what?
Transfer of powers to Scotland, Wales, NI.
Great Britain — includes?
England, Scotland, Wales.
UK — includes?
Great Britain plus Northern Ireland.
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1. What is a key cause of the UK's reliance on statutes, judicial rulings, and unwritten conventions as sources of its constitution?
2. Who is credited with drafting the Magna Carta of 1215?
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