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Constitution
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- 1What is the definition of a constitution?A set of laws that protects peoples freedom and limits the action of the government against that freedom.
- 2What are some key functions of the constitution?1. Seeks to establish the duties, power and function of the government.
2. Regulates relationships inside of goverment.
3. Defines the relationship between the state and the individual. - 3Why are constitutions important?1. "we cannot trust the government or, for that matter, anyone who has power over us".
2. Helps maintain limited government.
3."man is not free unless government is limited". Ronald Reagan. - 4What are some characteristics of the UK constitution? (PUFF)Parliamentary sovreignty
Uncodified
unitary
fusion of powers
flexible - 5What is paliamentary sovreignty?Where the is supreme, unrestricted power. Parliament has absolute authority.
- 6What does 'uncodified' mean?When a constitution is not written down on a single document and can be easily changed. The laws on it are not actually protected.
- 7What does unitary mean.Where ultimate power lies with a single body.
- 8Define fusion of powers.Where the executive branch and the legislative branch intergrate and anyone can be a part of both.
- 9Explain the term flexible in terms of a constitution.Changes can happen quickly, easily and frequently.
- 10Define AuthoritativeThe constitution is a 'higher law'. The constitution binds all political institutions, including those that make ordinary law.
- 11Define entrenched.Where a process is put in place in order to make it diccult to ammend the constitution.
- 12Define JudiciableJudges are able to interpret the laws and make sure they are constitutional.
- 13Define non authorativeConstitutional laws are the same as regular laws.
- 14Define unentrenchedCan easily be changed through normal process for enacting statute law.
- 15Define non judiciableIn absence of higher law. Judges have no legal standard against which law they can declare.
- 16Where are some places the the UK gets it constitution?Magna carta
Act of settlement
Rule of law
Supremacy of parliament
Ancient Greece
Parliamentary sovreignty
EU
statute law
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- Karteikarten am Constitution, erstellt von jamesrcunnah am 28/01/2015.
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