British constitution keywords 0.0 / 5 ? Government & PoliticsThe British constitutionA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: olivia.alexxCreated on: 11-11-22 10:07 The fundamental principles of how a country is governed Constitution 1 of 14 A constitution that is easy to amend as it has no specific procedure Unentrenched 2 of 14 A constitution that it hard to amend, the US has this Entrenched 3 of 14 The constitution doesn't exist within one single document Uncodified 4 of 14 The constitution exists within one single document Codified 5 of 14 Political power lies within one place, other political bodies are inferior to this Unitary 6 of 14 Political power exits within the national state but other individual governments have power too, can make their own laws. Federal 7 of 14 Everyone is bound to the same laws, everyone faces the same consequence if they break a law The Rule of Law 8 of 14 Parliament has ultimate legal and political authority which cannot be overruled by anyone else Parliamentary sovereign 9 of 14 A system of laws made by the UK parliament Statute law 10 of 14 A system of laws made by customs and court decisions Common law 11 of 14 An unwritten understanding of how something works in parliament although not legally enforceable Convention 12 of 14 An agreement under international law between 2 or more countries Treaties 13 of 14 Where central government grants power to subordinate authorities while retaining sovereignity Devolution 14 of 14
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