Politics Revision - 1

What is the term that describes a constitution where the laws, rules and principles specifying how a state is to be governed are not gathered in a single document?

What is the process which means that a person can appeal to the courts against unfair or illegal imprisonment that developed under the Angol-Saxon years?

When was the Magna Carta signed?

What clause said that the right to trial by jury was guaranteed? Among this, Clause 12 detailed that the King could not raise tax without the consent of the people, and Clause 40 detailed that justice had to be free and fair.

When was King Edward II formally removed by Parliament establishing the principle that Parliament could hold the government (in this form, the monarchy) to account?

When was the Bill of Rights passed which established key principles of rights and freedoms of the people from the government?

What Act was passed in 1701 and established the principle that any 'Prime Minsiter' selected by the King would need to have the support of a majority of members of Parliament, and by extent, have the support of the people?

What Acts were passed in 1707 and 1800 which both developed the creation of the United Kingdom?

What Act was passed in 1911 and meant that the House of Lords could only delay a bill rather than vetoing it? It also gave the Commons exlusive power over money bills.

When was the followup to this bill which reduced the time that the House of Lords could delay a bill from two years to one year.

What Act was passed in 1972 and allowed the UK to join three European institutions? The three institutions were: the European Economic Community, the European Coal and Steel Community, and the European Atomic Energy Community.

What Act was passed in 1832 which allowed any man who owned property worth more than £10 to vote?

What Act allowed any man over the age of 21 to vote, and any woman over the age of 35 to vote? It was passed in 1918.

There were two follow ups to this Act. The first was in 1928 and allowed all men and women aged over 21 to vote. When was the second, which allowed anyone over the age of 18 to vote?

What Act was passed in 1872 and introduced the secret ballot to protect voters from intimidation and reduce corruption?

What is the term for a government which has checks and balances?

What convention argues that the House of Lords should not defeat or wreck any legislation appearing in the governments election manifesto?

What is the authorative text written by Erskine May that is continually updated and is considered the most authoritative work on parliamentary procedure?

What is the term given to law developed by the decisions of judges over a long period of time?

What is the principle of the constitution that states that Parliament can make or unmake any laws and no other body can challenge this?

What is the principle of the constitution that argues the predominance of law over arbitrary power?

What is the principle of the constitution that argues that the UK consists of four component nations where legal sovreignty is retained in Westminster?

After the House of Lords Act 1999, the number of hereditary peers fell to?

What Act in 2005 established a UK Supreme Court?

What Act in 2011 removed the royal prerogative power of calling a general election whenever the executive chooses? However, it can be called through a notion of 'no-confidence' or through a supermajority.

What is the term given to the transferation of power from the central government to regional and local governments?

What Act in 1998 meant that the rights continued in the European Convention on Human Rights were brought into UK law?

What Act in 2000 established a general right of access to recorded information by more than 100,000 public bodies in the UK?

What was created to allow backbench MPs to raise issues for debate? It was an aspect of constitutional reform to the House of Commons.

What was the percentage of people who did not support the introduction of using an electoral system with the Alternative Vote mechansim? Consider that the turnout for this election was only 42.2%.