Lords Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Constitution - a set of rules determining where ultimate power lies in a system and relationship between government Unentrenched - having no special procedure for amendments Uncodified - the constitution is not written so cannot be followed Unitary - power is in one place Parliamentary sovereignty - parliament has ultimate power over laws, can't bind its successors and its legislation can't be struck down by a higher body Rule of law - everyone must follow the rule and will be punished ...

AC1.1- what is a green paper? - Answer-A green paper is a document on the topic in which the government's view is put forward with proposals for law reforms. AC1.1- what is a white paper? - Answer-A white paper is the firm proposals for new law, after interested parties have commented and changes have been made to the green paper. AC1.1.- a bill must pass through both houses, true or false? - Answer-True! The bill must successfully make it through 7 stages in both of the houses (the house...

Plato Edmentum Government End Of Semester Final Exam 2023/2024 state - CORRECT ANSWER-a region controlled by a single political entity Which of the following most inspired the inclusion in the Declaration of Independence of the right of the people to revolt against a tyrannical government? A. the English Bill of Rights B. Montesquieu's De l'esprit des Lois (Spirit of Laws) C. Locke's Second Treatise D. the Virginia House of Burgesses - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Locke's Second Treatise Und...

GOVT 200 Final Exam (Van Allen)What is the nature of English Common Law? What was it informed by? How was it originally established? - correct answer - English commons law was an unwritten body of law that governed England's understanding of jurisdiction. - Magna Carter, cortisones precedents, Law of nature (general and special revelation) Why is it important to discuss English Common Law relative to American Constitutional history? - correct answer - The significance we were previously Eng...

Feudalism BrainPop Questions and Answers Graded A+ Place the following events in a sequence C. B,a,c A manor house was most similar to B. A mansion your mother and fathers are both serfs. If you save your money and work hard, you will most likely become: D. A serf Vassal's would swear an oath of fealty to their lords. What is the best synonym for "fealty"? C. Obedience Land was to the feudal system as ________ is to modern society. A. Money What was the main job of a kn...

PLATO Government End of Semester Test Questions And Answers state - ANS a region controlled by a single political entity Which of the following most inspired the inclusion in the Declaration of Independence of the right of the people to revolt against a tyrannical government? A. the English Bill of Rights B. Montesquieu De l'esprit des Lois (Spirit of Laws) C. Locke's Second Treatise D. the Virginia House of Burgesses - ANS C. Locke's Second Treatise Under feudalism, which...

Edexcel A level politics UK government evidence, UK Government Case Studies, Paper 2 evidence bank Mark Scheme June 2023 Give an example of convention law The salisbury convention Give an example of ill thought out legislation Dangerous Dogs Act 1991- didn't consider cross-breeds Give an example of the uk constitution being flexible Coronavirus Emergency Act 2020 Terror Act 2006- after 7/7 bombing, banned glorification of terror, restricting free speech Give an example of the ambig...

AC1.1 - processes of law making Correct Answer What are the three parts of parliament? Correct Answer - the monarch - the House of Lords - the House of Commons How many peers are there in the House of Lords? Correct Answer 800 What is the main job of the peers? Correct Answer To act as a 'double check' on new laws. what is the House of Commons made up of? Correct Answer The elected representatives of the people (MPs) What is the government? Correct Answer The political party ...

GOVT 200 Final Exam (Van Allen) What is the nature of English Common Law? What was it informed by? How was it originally established? - correct answer - English commons law was an unwritten body of law that governed England's understanding of jurisdiction. - Magna Carter, cortisones precedents, Law of nature (general and special revelation) Why is it important to discuss English Common Law relative to American Constitutional history? - correct answer - The significance we were previously E...

Color of My Words ch 3 "The Gri Tree" 2 Exam Q&A 2024 She could see the ocean glittering silver in the sunlight...the river meandering over rocks, hungry for rain...Mount Isabel de Torees, a green giant with misty white curls dancing 'round her head...the sleepy lagoon..the birds that flew plast...the rainbows that glowed in the sea-sky - CORRECT ANSWER-Give some examples of Ana Rosa's connection with Nature. To make the tourists want to come and visit the island - CORRECT ANSWER...