Uk Constitution Flashcards

(45 cards)

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When was the Good Friday agreement? What did it agree?

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1998, established northern Irish assembly, 1st pm and deputy pm, if one resigns the other has to

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When was Scottish devolution?

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1997, following a referendum

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When was the human rights act? What was it based on?

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1998, ECHR

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When was the House of Lords reform act? It removed all but how many hereditary peers?

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1999, 92

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When was the constitutional reform act? What did it set up? When did this come into effect?

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2005, Supreme Court, 2009

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When was the fixed term parliament act? This meant there had to be an election every how many years?

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2011, 5

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When was the succession to the crown act?

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2013

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What was the result of the Scottish independence referendum?

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No 55% yes 45%

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When was the wales act that gave wales primary legislative powers?

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2011

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When was the recall of mps act? What did it do

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2015, if an ml is suspended for more than 10 days then a recall petition can be called, if this is signed my more than 10% of constituents, it triggers a by-election

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When was the brexit referendum?

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2016

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When was the police crime sentencing and courts act? What did it do?

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202w, priti Patel, bans noisy protests

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When was the dissolution and calling of parliament act and what did it do.

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2022, repealed parliament act

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When was the miller v pm case

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2019 - bojo cant prorogue parliament

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What did the parliament act 1911 say

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House of Lords can’t stop monetary bills from the House of Commons

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What did the parliament act 1948(9) do?

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House of Lords can’t reject a bill from the House of Commons more than 3 times

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When was the terrorism act?

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2006, a reaction from House of Commons to gain electoral support, 9/11, rejected by House of Lords, 28 detention

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When was the code of conduct for ministers?

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1992

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What did the Salisbury convention do?

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House of Lords can’t reject something in a manifesto

20
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Give two examples of individual ministerial responsibility

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Matt Hancock resigned for having an affair - no social distancing
In 2001 9/11 Stephen Byers receives an email ‘good day to bury bad news’ , had to resign when it came to light - takes responsibility for whole department

21
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What did erkskine may write

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Rule book for parliamentary practice, ministers can’t ask questions of floor of House of Commons

22
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What did bagehot write that’s still used today

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Humble address (to monarch to release govt docs-binding) , used a lot more since 2017, but still need a majority, not that easy

23
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What are A.V,Dicey’s rules on parliamentary sovereignty

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  • all powerful
  • laws on anything
  • can’t bind its successors
  • can’t be bound by its predecessors
24
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How many days a year does the opposition decide the calendar

25
When was del vigne vs French govt , what was it about and what was the result
2015 , should prisoners voted, ECJ disagreed (uk happy), ecj has more power
26
When was hurst v uk, what was it about, what was the result
2005, should prisoners vote, echr agreed, uk ignored
27
Give an example of when the experts in the House of Lords were listened to
Dangerous dogs act 1994,
28
Give an example when the recall of mps act was used
Peter bone, wellington 2023, 6 week suspension for bullying and sexual misconduct
29
Give 3 wright committee reforms
- House schedules backbench business - one motion per month - Online petition system introduced - 10k signatures govt response, rarely successful - Member of committees elected by party
30
what was the turnout for the AV referendum?
42%
31
how many peers did boris appointed in his resignation honours list, and when?
86 2022
32
when did the north east reject a devolved assembly, with what % saying no and what % saying yes
2004 78% 22%
33
when was the wales act introduced? when was the second one?
2014 2017
34
when was the scotland act that gave primary legislative powers and allowed them to borrow how much?
2012 £5 billion
35
which scotland act said their powers could only be removed by a referendum?
2016
36
when was the belmarsh case? which article did blair try to suspend and why? what had blair previously put in place so he could d this
2004 5 so he could keep foreign terrorism suspects in custody anti terrorism, crime and security act 2001
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what did the anti terrorism, crime and sentencing act rule agaisnt? what did the govt do about this? what did they pass in reaction?
the hras right to discrimination - originally ignored but released prisoners due to political backlash prevention of terrorism act 2005 - limit freedom of suspects through control of borders
38
in 2022, how many out of how many referendums rejected the opportunity for directly elected mayors
37/54
39
bristol referendum on elected mayors - no? yes? turnout? wnated to abolish it after how many years?
59% 21% 29% 10 years
40
police and crime commissioner elections - in 2021, what was the highest and lowest turnout
high - 50.6% low - 16.6%
41
david cameron introduced mayoral elections - how many regions had them by 2022
9
42
uk is one of how many countries without a codified constitution
5
43
what did scotland do in 2016 to curb excessive drinking? drinking was an est what % higher than england
introduced a minimum price of 50p per unit of alcohol 17%
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how many bills did northern ireland introduce between 2011 and 2016? give two examples
67 human trafficking act policies against bullying
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in 2024, labour had how many seats in wales compared to plaid cymru
labour - 30 plaid cymru - 13