Uncodified constitution - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Strengths - ANSWER--Flexibility -Democratic Rule -Effective Government -History and tradition Flexibility (Chief strength) - ANSWER-Due to the UK's uncodified nature, statute law is supreme meaning the simple process of an Act of parliament can change the constitution. This means that the UK constitution is changeable and can easily remain up-to-date. Thus, it can effectively adapt to changing social and political circumstances and not be held back by a rigid codified constitution. (e.g...

What is a Constitution - narrow Definition - ANSWER-Bradley and Ewing - "A document having special legal sanctity which sets out the framework and the principal functions of the organs of Government within the state and declares the principles by which those organs must operate" set of rules=basic law What is a constitution- Broad Definition - ANSWER-A V Dicey - A group of rules that describes how the powers of the state will be allocated and provides the individual with the protection o...

codified constitution - ANSWER-a single, authoritative document that sets out the laws and principles by which a state is governed, and which protects the rights of citizens constitution - ANSWER-'set of laws rules and practices that create the basic institutions of the state and its component and related parts and stipulate the powers of those institutions and the relationship between the different institutions and individuals' ( limited government - ANSWER-a system in which the powers o...

Introduction - ANSWER-The US constitution was written after the declaration of independence in order to set up a new government. The British constitution is a collection of laws which go back to the magna carta, signed in 1215. Important features of both constitutions include the nature, principles, flexibility, and judiciary included in or established by the constitutions. In this essay it will be argued that the two constitutions are very different. nature of the constitutions knowledge - A...

What does it mean that the UK constitution is uncodified? - ANSWER-The Constitution is not written down in any single document, rather it is found in numerous documents and sources What does is it mean that the UK constitution is neither Judiciable? - ANSWER-The UK constitution is not judiciable as there is no single authoritative document to which courts could rule laws of parliament to be violating, as such the courts are less powerful in the UK than in the US What are the Twin Pillars o...

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codified constitution - ANSWER-a constitution written in a distinct and defined document uncodified constitution - ANSWER-a constitution without a defining document - formed through many laws and conventions statute - ANSWER-a written law passed by a legislative body parliamentary sovereignty - ANSWER-parliament can make or unmake any law and cannot bind future parliaments royal perogative - ANSWER-powers recognized as belonging to monarch + are not subject to the approval of parliam...

What are the functions of the constitution? - ANSWER-Establish the distribution of power Relationship between political institutions. Specify the rights of citizens establish the territory controlled by government. What is a codified constitution? - ANSWER-Written in one place. two tier legal system entrenchment of acts of the constitution Comes into existence at one specific point in time. What is an un codified constitution? - ANSWER-not written in one place single tier legal sys...

examine the significant differences between the US and UK constitutions (12) - ANSWER-1. codified v uncodified 2. separation of powers v fusion of powers 3. checks and balances v limited checks In the US, the constitution is codified. (1.1) - ANSWER-this means that it was written in a singular document by the founding fathers when the United States of America was founded. it was intended to prevent tyranny, as America had just declared independence from tyrannical British rule. This...

points - ANSWER-1. codification 2. structure of power set out 3. entrenchment 1. codification Uk - ANSWER-made up of several sources such as statute law and common law = uncodified e.g. introduction to the law of constitution explaining how the constitution rests on parliamentary sovereignty and the rule of law has evolved over time with different documents such as the magna carta codification us - ANSWER-one codified document single document of 7000 words containing most of the coun...