UK Constitution: Development, Nature, and Sources

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What is the purpose of a constitution?

To limit the freedom of citizens

To increase corruption in the government

To make the government all-powerful

To prevent the government from becoming over-powerful (correct)

Which type of constitution has its laws 'entrenched' and given higher status than other laws?

Codified constitution (correct)

Unitary constitution

Uncodified constitution

Rigid constitution

What is the key difference between a unitary constitution and a federal constitution?

Unitary constitution has no written laws while federal does

Unitary constitution has more flexibility than federal constitution

Unitary constitution has power shared between institutions, while federal is concentrated in a single body (correct)

Unitary constitution has no central authority while federal does

Which constitutional type requires special procedures to amend it?

Rigid Signup and view all the answers

When was the Magna Carta signed?

1215 Signup and view all the answers

In which type of constitution do laws relating to the constitution have the same status as any other laws?

Uncodified Signup and view all the answers

'Entrenched' constitutional laws are present in which type of constitution?

Rigid Signup and view all the answers

Which country's constitution is relatively easier to amend or change?

UK Signup and view all the answers

'The Great Charter' refers to which key historic document?

'Magna Carta' Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between codified and uncodified constitutions?

Codified constitutions have all laws written down in one document, uncodified do not. Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary purpose of the Magna Carta?

To limit the king's power and protect the rights of barons and people Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a key principle established by the Bill of Rights of 1689?

Establishing a Catholic monarch Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary purpose of the Act of Settlement, 1701?

To prevent a Catholic from taking the throne Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about the Parliament Acts of 1911 and 1949 is NOT true?

The Acts allowed the House of Lords to amend Money Bills Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary effect of the European Communities Act, 1972?

It joined Britain to the European Community (now the European Union) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about the UK constitution is NOT true?

There has been a wide-scale upheaval of the system, similar to the French Revolution Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following Acts united Scotland to England and Wales, creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain?

The Acts of Union, 1707 Signup and view all the answers

What was the main consequence of the Parliament Act 1911 regarding the House of Lords?

It removed the House of Lords' power to veto Bills Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about the Parliament Acts is true?

They defined the powers of the Lords in relation to Public Bills Signup and view all the answers

What is NOT true about the UK constitution, according to the text?

It has undergone a sudden and complete overhaul of the system Signup and view all the answers