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UK Constitution Features and Sources Summary

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What is the UK constitution composed of?

Strictly unwritten conventions and practices

A set of legally binding statutes

A single, codified document

A variety of laws, principles, and practices (correct)

How are the sources of the UK constitution described?

Clearly defined and organized

Scattered and partly written, partly unwritten (correct)

Entirely unwritten and based on tradition

Compiled in a single authoritative document

What has happened to the UK constitution over the past 20 years?

It has been entirely rewritten and codified

It has remained largely unchanged

It has undergone an unprecedented constitutional evolution (correct)

It has been simplified and made more fluid

What has already been partially codified within the UK constitution?

Executive rules of operation and legal rules for the operation of devolution Signup and view all the answers

What did the 2007 Governance of Britain Green Paper hint at?

A written constitution in the future Signup and view all the answers

What did Gordon Brown announce as Prime Minister in 2007?

A national consultation to draft a Bill of Rights and establish a written constitution Signup and view all the answers

What did the House of Commons Political and Constitutional Reform Committee focus on in 2010?

The feasibility of codifying the UK constitution Signup and view all the answers

What did the committee publish in 2014 regarding a codified constitution for the UK?

A report on the options for a codified constitution Signup and view all the answers

According to the passage, what did the committee even do regarding a UK constitution?

Held a public competition for the best written preamble Signup and view all the answers

What does the passage state about the arguments for and against codifying the UK constitution?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of the passage?

To describe the work of the House of Commons committee on constitutional reform Signup and view all the answers