Principles of the British constitution
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- Principles of the British constitution
- Parliamentary sovereignty
- Legislate on any subject
- Equality of legislation
- Cannot bind its successor
- Cannot be overturned.
- Parliament ACT (1911)
- Legislate on any subject
- Rule of law
- State action is limited and responsible
- Everyone is equal in the eyes of the law
- Citizens can take government to court
- Liberal democracy
- Civil liberties
- Human rights Act (1998)
- Unitary state
- Britain is unitary constitution
- Power centralised
- Not accurate for UK- UK came together in different ways.
- Devolution
- Parliamentary government in a constitutional monarchy
- Ministers partially accountable to crown.
- Elections every 5 years
- Glorious revolution 1689- supremacy of Parliament
- Single party governments common
- Parliamentary sovereignty
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