Flashcard: Understanding UK Politics and Constitution — 18 carte

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.