Consitution and Judiciary

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What is a constitution?
A constitution comprimses the laws,rules and practices by which a state is governed.
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Define Limited government
A system in which the powers of government are subject to legal constraints and checks and balances within the political system.
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What is cabinet government?
a system of government in which executive power is vestedina cabinet, whose members executive collection resposibility, rather than a single office.
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Define the fusion of powers?
The intermingling of personnel in the executive and legislative branches found in parliamentary systems.
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What is pooled sovereignty?
Decision-making sovereignty of the member states of an international organisation
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Define Gloablisation
the widening and deepening interconnectivness between peoples and societies across the world in economic, political, social and cutural activites
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Define Ultra vires
From Latin, meaning 'beyond the authority' or 'beyond and powers' - that is beyond the authoirty granted to them in the law
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What is positive rights?
those explicitly given to citizens (codefied or law)
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What negative rights?
libertis that exist in the absense of any laws forbidden them
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Define Judicial review
The process by which judges review the actions of public officials or public bodies in order to determine whether or not they have acted in a manner that is lawful.
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What is the rule of law?
a key principle of the UK constitution uner which justice is guaanteed to all
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What is cmmon law?
Law derived from decisions in corurt cases and from general customs
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Define entrenched
secured; difficult to change
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Define the seperation of powers
the doctrine that political power should be ivided between the Executive, Legislatio and Judiciary, in order to prevent an undue concentration of power.
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Whatis fundamental laws?
The law which forms the foundtion of the government of a sate
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Define statute law
Law derived derived from Acts of Parliament and subordinate legislation
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What is the legislative?
The branch of government responsible for making laws
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Define the Judicary
Branch of government responsible for interpreting the law and deciding upon legal disputes.
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What is prime ministerial government
a system of government in which the prime minister is the dominant actor an is able to bypass the cabinet.
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Define popular sovereingty
supreme authroity resides with the people
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Define factorame
Eu court of Jusitice establlished the precedent that UK courts can suspend UK statute law where it appears to violate EU Law.
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