Constitutional Principles
This principle means Parliament is the highest legal authority in the UK.
What is Parliamentary Sovereignty?
This institution is the primary law-making body in the UK.
What is Parliament?
This electoral system awards seats to the candidate with the most votes in each district.
What is first-past-the-post (FPTP)?
Also accepted: What is Plurality?
This center-right party has historically supported free markets and traditional institutions.
What is the Conservative Party?
Also accepted: Who are the Tories?
This term describes the UK’s overall state structure.
What is a Unitary State?
This term describes the UK constitution because it is not found in a single written document.
What is an Uncodified Constitution?
Also acceptable: What is the "Constitution of the Crown"
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This chamber is more powerful because its members are democratically elected.
What is the House of Commons?
This type of election determines which party forms the government.
What is the General Election?
This center-left party is traditionally associated with labor unions and social welfare.
This reason explains why the UK is not federal despite devolution.
What is that Parliament can revoke devolved powers?
This principle requires that government officials and citizens are subject to the law.
What is the rule of law?
This official serves as head of government and leader of the majority party in Parliament.
Other than being called by the Prime Minister, this is how often the UK has a general election.
What is 5 years?
This party challenges the national party system through dominance in Scotland.
What is the Scottish National Party (SNP)?
The newly added UK Supreme Court notably does not have this power.
What is Judicial Review?
This constitutional arrangement grants limited powers to Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland while preserving parliamentary sovereignty.
What is devolution?
This body can delay legislation but cannot permanently block most bills.
What is the House of Lords?
Thie name for the British system of a Parliamentary Democracy that has been adopted by many other states that use a Parliamentary system.
What is the Westminster System?
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This term describes a system where two major parties dominate legislative seats despite the presence of smaller parties.
What is a two-party system?
This Nation within the UK does not have its own devolved powers.
What is England?
This act is considered the first piece of the United Kingdom's Constitution.
What is the Magna Carta (1215)?
This group of neutral, professional officials implements government policy regardless of which party is in power.
What is the Civil Service?
This concept explains why MPs usually vote with their party; members are expected to resign if they publicly oppose a policy.
What is Collective Responsibility?
This party often benefits from proportional systems but struggles under first-past-the-post.
Who are the Liberal Democrats?
This term is the name for the Scottish devolved legislature.
What is the Senedd?