Historical texts and legislation AQA A level politics

answer the questions about key historical texts and legislation on the AQA gov and pol spec

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Hint	Answer
When was the Magna Carta written	1215
what was the Magna Carta written to protect against?	a tyrannical king
what are the three freedoms given by the Magna Carta (1)	justice
what are the three freedoms given by the Magna Carta (2)	property
what are the three freedoms given by the Magna Carta (3)	a fair trial
When was the Bill of Rights (uk) written?	1689
what did the bill of rights guarantee? (1)	frequent parliaments
what did the bill of rights guarantee? (2)	free elections
what did the bill of rights guarantee? (3)	freedom of speech within parliament
what is the bill of rights considered to be the establishment of?	parliamentary sovereignty
When was the first parliaments act?	1911
what can lords no longer do?	veto bills
how long can lords delay bills for? (1st parliament act)	2 years
what type of bills can lords not delay?	money bills

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when was the second parliaments act?	1949
what length did this reduce the time the lords are allowed to delay a bill to?	1 year
when was the life peerages act?	1958
what group could become lords after the life peerages act?	women
when was the house of lords act?	1999
how many peers were in the house of lords in 1999	1330
how many hereditary peers remained after the house of lords act?	92
when was the freedom of information act?	2000
the FOI act gave individuals access to info held by _____ _____	public bodies
when was the parliamentary expenses scandal?	2009
Which MP claimed expenses to buy a 'duck house' for his garden?	Peter Viggers
How much did this MP claim for garden care?	30k
how much did this MP spend on the 'duck house'?	1.6k

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