Examples For Constitution:
- Parliament Act 1911 and 1949: Settled the relationship
between House of Lords and House of Commons (STATUTE LAW)
(They were on equal grounds but Commons became
the dominant chamber)
- European Withdrawal Act 2017: Permission to leave EU
- The Great Reform Act: Extended the right to vote (STATUTE LAW)
- Scotland Act 1998: Made the scottish parliament (STATUTE LAW)
- Fixed Term Parliaments Act 2011: Created a fixed
5 years between general elections (STATUTE LAW)
- The O’Donnell Rules 2010: Established how a
coalition government can be formed (AUTHORITATIVE WORKS)
- Gordon Brown as PM declared that war wouldn’t
be declared without a parliamentary vote (CONVENTIONS)
- European Conventions of Human Rights 1950 (TREATIES)
- Treaty of Rome Act 1958: European law takes
precedence over UK law. (TREATIES)
- Freedom of Information Act 2012: To achieve better
protection from terrorism so gave more power to (RIGHTS)
spy on people & collect data
- Wales Act 2017: Gave Welsh Assembly tax-raising power
(CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM SINCE 2015)
- The Conservatives manifesto 2019: Government pledges
to introduce a requirement for voter identification but
that didn’t happen until 2023 (CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM SINCE 2015)
- Collapse of Northern Ireland Assembly 2017: Due to disputes between DUP
and Sinn Fein
- Power transferred from monarchy to Parliament/PM: After 9/11, Parliament
could pass anti-terrorist laws to protect against terrorists
- Parliament Act 1911 and 1949: Settled the relationship
between House of Lords and House of Commons (STATUTE LAW)
(They were on equal grounds but Commons became
the dominant chamber)
- European Withdrawal Act 2017: Permission to leave EU
- The Great Reform Act: Extended the right to vote (STATUTE LAW)
- Scotland Act 1998: Made the scottish parliament (STATUTE LAW)
- Fixed Term Parliaments Act 2011: Created a fixed
5 years between general elections (STATUTE LAW)
- The O’Donnell Rules 2010: Established how a
coalition government can be formed (AUTHORITATIVE WORKS)
- Gordon Brown as PM declared that war wouldn’t
be declared without a parliamentary vote (CONVENTIONS)
- European Conventions of Human Rights 1950 (TREATIES)
- Treaty of Rome Act 1958: European law takes
precedence over UK law. (TREATIES)
- Freedom of Information Act 2012: To achieve better
protection from terrorism so gave more power to (RIGHTS)
spy on people & collect data
- Wales Act 2017: Gave Welsh Assembly tax-raising power
(CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM SINCE 2015)
- The Conservatives manifesto 2019: Government pledges
to introduce a requirement for voter identification but
that didn’t happen until 2023 (CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM SINCE 2015)
- Collapse of Northern Ireland Assembly 2017: Due to disputes between DUP
and Sinn Fein
- Power transferred from monarchy to Parliament/PM: After 9/11, Parliament
could pass anti-terrorist laws to protect against terrorists
