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1.1 The U.K. Constitution
What happened in the magna carta ...,
What happened in the bill of righ...,
What did the act of settlement 17...
22  cards
1.2 Constitutional Reform
What was the first stage of the 1...,
What was stage 2 of the house of ...,
What happened in the house of lor...
42  cards
1.3 Devolution
What does devolution mean 1,
What is quasi federalism 2,
What is asymmetric devolution 3
30  cards
1.4 Current Debates on Further Reform
What were the 3 successes of cons...,
What were the 3 partial successes...,
Why was the reform of the judicia...
14  cards
2.1 Structure of the HoC and HoL
How many mps are there in the com...,
How many mps for england 2,
How many mps for scotland 3
39  cards
2.2 Comparative Powers of the HoC and HoL
What are the functions of the com...,
What is legislating 2,
What is a private members bill 3
7  cards
2.3 The Legislative Process
What is a private bill 1,
What is a private members bill 2,
What is a public bill 3
14  cards
2.4 Interaction between Parliament and the Executive
What does parliamentary privilege...,
Name 4 roles of mps 2,
Name 3 criticisms aimed at mps an...
21  cards
2.5 Effectiveness of Parliament and Further Debates on Reform
Following the minority government...,
Summarise the ways in which parli...,
Summarise the ways in which parli...
10  cards
3.1 Structure, roles and powers of the Executive
Give 4 roles of the executive 1,
What is the core executive 2,
What is a civil servant 3
22  cards
3.2 Ministerial Responsibility
What is individual ministerial re...,
Has individual ministerial respon...,
What are the 4 features on indivi...
5  cards
3.3 The Prime Minister and the Cabinet
What are the 4 sources of pms aut...,
Explain how the pm gets their aut...,
Explain how the pm gets their aut...
14  cards
3.3 Prime Minister Case Studies
When was margaret thatcher in pow...,
What was thatchers majority in 19...,
What was thatchers majority in 19...
23  cards
4.1 The Supreme Court and its implications for Govt
What act created a completely mad...,
What is the judiciary 2,
What is judicial neutrality 3
23  cards
Government Examples
An example of where the leader of...,
An example of where the backbench...,
What is harveys law 3
54  cards
Government Examples 2
An example of a prerogative power...,
An example of a prerogative power...,
An example of the executive propo...
36  cards
Government Examples 0
When did the brexit bill pass 1,
By how many votes did the brexit ...,
What act helped covid19 come to a...
24  cards

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