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Summary Consitution for AS/A level Government and Politics (Edexcel)
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The stages of development of the Britishconstitution
● Codified is a single constitution that is contained in a single document
created at a particular time. It is superior to any other law and cannot be
amended by a special procedure such as the USA, Germany & France.
● Uncodified is a constitution where the rules, laws and principles
specifying how a state is to be governed are not found in one document,
but rather found in a variety of sources
Constitution
● A document/documents which spells out the principles by which a
government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society
Codified Constitution
● A constitution that is written down in a single text, created at one moment
in history and are superior to all other laws. The contents are usually
entrenched, making it hard to amend
Functions of a Constitution
● Determine the distribution of political power within a state
● Establish the political processes that make the system work
● States the limits of government power
● States the rights of its citizens within the country
● Establish the rules by which nationality is created
● To be able to be amended from time to time
, Functions of a Constitution
● Determine the distribution of political power within a state
● Establish the political processes that make the system work
● States the limits of government power
● States the rights of its citizens within the country
● Establish the rules by which nationality is created
● To be able to be amended from time to time
Parliament Act 1911 and 1949
● Settled the relationship between the House of Commons and House of
Lords
● House of Lords limited to being only able to delay legislation for 1 year
and cannot veto legislation
Parliament Act 1911 and 1949
● Settled the relationship between the House of Commons and House of
Lords
● House of Lords limited to being only able to delay legislation for 1 year
and cannot veto legislation
European Withdrawal Act 2017
● Gave parliamentary consent to the UK's departure from the European
Union
European Withdrawal Act 2017
● Gave parliamentary consent to the UK's departure from the European
Union
Entrenchment
● A device that protects a constitution against change by a future
government or legislation
Entrenchment
● A device that protects a constitution against change by a future
government or legislation
Constitutional Amendment
● A change to a state's constitution. It is usually very difficult to do and
requires widespread popular support and is in the country's long-term
interests
Constitutional Amendment
● A change to a state's constitution. It is usually very difficult to do and
requires widespread popular support and is in the country's long-term
interests
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