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What is a constitution |
A set of principles written or unwritten that establishes the distribution of power withing a political state |
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Is the uk codified or uncodified |
Uncodified |
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What is entrenchment |
What protects the constitution from short term amendment |
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Who is sovereign in the UK |
The government |
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Arguments for a uncodified constitution |
- difficult to change it - very difficult to gather all constitution into one document - much of the important parts of constitution ate already codified |
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Arguments for codified constitution |
- flexibility - able to change according to society - executive power - traditional conservatism -it has worked for so many years why change it now |
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Name the two chambers z |
House of commons and house of lords |
House |
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What is a pressure group |
A group of similar minded individuals who compaign for the same reason or purpose |
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What electoral system is used in the UK |
First past the post |
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What is devolution |
The distribution of powers |
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