AQA A Level : UK Government & Politics Questions & Answers
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AQA A Level : UK Government & Politics
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AQA A Level : UK Government & Politics
AQA A Level : UK Government & Politics
Flexibility - Answer-Constitution can keep up with society and be reformed and adapted.
In a time of crisis, it should be easier to react and make a decision on what to do.
Democratic Rule - Answer-Everybody gets a say in what they think should happen i...
AQA A Level : UK Government &
Politics
Flexibility - Answer-Constitution can keep up with society and be reformed and
adapted.
In a time of crisis, it should be easier to react and make a decision on what to do.
Democratic Rule - Answer-Everybody gets a say in what they think should happen in
democratic power.
Effective government - Answer-Government issues backed by parliament cannot be
overturned by judges.
Also parliamentary government means the government gets their own way.
Allows for strong decisive action.
History and Tradition - Answer-Conventions in parliament are the traditions in our
government and what its founded upon.
People feel an identity because the UK's identity is based off its history as a
government.
Uncertainty - Answer-The absence of hurdles is accompanied by an absence of a
culture within the government of treating constitutional issues as a district.
Elective Dictatorship - Answer-Once elected government can more or less act as
they planned due to the combination of parliamentary sovereignty and parliamentary
government.
Power is concentrated in the majority.
Salisbury convention is that everything goes through.
Majority party can pass most bills and laws
Centralization - Answer-Power is centralised and all central decision-making rests in
Westminster.
This means its harder for certain areas to fix some of their issues as they can't make
the huge decisions as parliament does.
Weak protection of rights - Answer-Lack of representation in parliament from minority
groups.
PM could revoke rights through a simple act, due to the flexibility of the government
a stature law would mean the government could easily take away rights
Constitution - Answer-is a body of fundamental principles or established procedures
according to which a state or other acknowledge to be governed.
Statute Law - Answer-A law or act passed by government
Common Law - Answer-also known as case law or precedent is law that has been
developed but judges' courts and similar tribunals.
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