Constitutional reform since 1997

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Created on: 08-04-13 14:21

Highest UK court

Supreme court

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Brought in from Blair, lasts 5 years

fixed term parliament

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Only bristol and london voted to have elected ______

mayors

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act brought in 1998

Human rights

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There's been a recent referendum regarding this, power and Wales.

Devolution

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They have been given more investigative power and a better media profile

Select Committees

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Back bench committees can discuss these in meetings

e-petitions

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PMQ's were changed from twice a week to once a week by _____________

Tony Blair

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This convention was deemed not suitable for our coalition government

Salisbury

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this act, brought in 2005, allows the public to see official documents

Freedom of Information

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Abolition of voting rights of most hereditary peers regards the ____________

House of Lords

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This electoral system was given to Northern Ireland in 1999 and for scottish local elections in 2007

STV

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This electoral system was adopted by the scottish parliament in 1999, welsh assembly in 1999 and the greater london assembly in 2000

AMS

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A reason for labour reforming the constitution was _____ (regarding being out of date)

Modernisation

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New labour was influenced by liberalism, this created ______ making it more democratic and liberal in nature

Democratisation

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coalition proposals meant that a ______ ____ of rights was to replace the Human rights act outside the control of the ECHR

British Bill

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A vote on the ______ of MP's who abuse their position was to take place

Recall

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Equal _________ sizes to ensure all parliamentary _________ies are of the same size

Constituency

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