Flexible constitution - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

LAW OF CONTRACT NOTES: Contract as an agreement intended to create enforceable obligations A contract is an agreement between two or more parties. The extra ingredient that distinguishes contracts from non-binding agreements is a serious intention to create legally enforceable obligations (animus contrahendi). The absence of an animus contrahendi explains why ‘gentlemen’s agreements’ are not enforceable as contracts. Legally binding agreements that are not contracts: The ...

EDL3703 Assignment 1 (ANSWERS) Semester 1 2024 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED Answers, guidelines, workings and references .................... Question 1 A code of conduct contains the most important rules of law concerning a state's political system, it determines the powers and functions of the government, and regulates the relationship between the state and its citizens. Question 2 Local governments have a direct responsibility for the provision of schooling within its municipalities. Que...

nctj public affairs exam with verified solutions graded A+ Uncodified Constitution The UK has a constitution but it has not been written down in one document. It is all over the place. The UK constitution is based on laws passed throughout centuries, accepted conventions and practices and legal decisions. The UK is also part of the European Convention on Human rights even though not the EU. These all help define the UK constitution. Flexible constitution It can be amended to keep up wi...

Edexcel A level politics UK government evidence, UK Government Case Studies, Paper 2 evidence bank Mark Scheme June 2023 Give an example of convention law The salisbury convention Give an example of ill thought out legislation Dangerous Dogs Act 1991- didn't consider cross-breeds Give an example of the uk constitution being flexible Coronavirus Emergency Act 2020 Terror Act 2006- after 7/7 bombing, banned glorification of terror, restricting free speech Give an example of the ambig...

Constitution - ANSWER-body of rules and principles in accordance with which the powers of sovereignty are regularly exercised. PURPOSE OR FUNCTION OF CONSTITUTION - ANSWER-1) Serves as the supreme or fundamental law 2) Establishes basic framework and underlying principles of government 3) Designed to protect the basic rights of the people Written, Unwritten - ANSWER-Kinds of Constitution (as to their form) written constitution - ANSWER-One which has been given definite written form a...

nctj public affairs exam with verified solutions graded A+ Uncodified Constitution The UK has a constitution but it has not been written down in one document. It is all over the place. The UK constitution is based on laws passed throughout centuries, accepted conventions and practices and legal decisions. The UK is also part of the European Convention on Human rights even though not the EU. These all help define the UK constitution. Flexible constitution It can be amended to keep up wi...

Business law Exam 1 Correctly Solved 2024.(already passed) True or false: Administrative agencies get the power to make law through a process called delegation. - correct answer T True or false: The government cannot be a party to a civil suit - correct answer F. For example, you can sue the government for money damages. True or false: A state homicide statute is both criminal and substantive. - correct answer T True or false: To a legal positivist, morality or rightness is an esse...

The law attempts simultaneously to be ____________ and also maintain a reasonable degree of ____________. - correct answer -The law attempts simultaneously to be *flexible* and also maintain a reasonable degree of *certainty* Laws provide a framework within society. They are made *prescriptively* and *proscriptively*. What do each of these terms mean? - correct answer -*Prescriptively* - command conduct which must be done *Proscriptively* - command conduct which must NOT be done What tw...

Give an example of convention law The salisbury convention Give an example of ill thought out legislation Dangerous Dogs Act 1991- didn't consider cross-breeds Give an example of the uk constitution being flexible Coronavirus Emergency Act 2020 Terror Act 2006- after 7/7 bombing, banned glorification of terror, restricting free speech Give an example of the ambiguity of the constitution as a weakness? Unclear as to whether johnson could prorogue parliament Give an example of failed a...

Government CP Final Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025 Describe the American concept of democracy. - ANSWERSThose who rule can not be held responsible to the will of the people. List the three basic powers. - ANSWERSLegislative power, Judicial power, and Executive power. Why did the federalist support ratification of the constitution? - ANSWERSThe need for a stronger central government. What was the biggest criticism of the Constitution when it was drafted? - ANSWERSit did not guar...