UK constitution

Question 1

what are the sources of the UK constitution?

Answer 1

• international law and treaties
• constitutional statutes
• royal prerogative
• common law
• constitutional conventions

Question 2

what are some notable constitutional developments in the UK?

Answer 2

Magna Carta 1215
The Glorious Revolution
Bill of Rights 1688
Human Rights Act 1988
Constitutional Reform Act 2005
EU withdrawal Act 2018

Question 3

what is the royal prerogative?

Answer 3

historical powers of the monarch
no new prerogative powers can be created
can be displaced by subsequent legislation

Question 4

what are constitutional conventions?

Answer 4

non - legal rules of conduct that are more than traditions and practice