THE CONSTITUTION

A constitution in which key constitutional provisions are collected together within a single legal document, popularly known as a written constitution or the constitution.

A constitution that is made up of rules that are found in a variety of sources, in the absence of a single legal document or written constitution.

A form of government in which government power is subject to limitations and checks, providing protection for the individual.

A codified Constitution

An Uncodefied Constitution

A constitution in which key constitutional provisions are collected together within a single legal document, popularly known as a written constitution or the constitution.

A constitution that is made up of rules that are found in a variety of sources, in the absence of a single legal document or written constitution

A form of government in which government power is subject to limitations and checks, providing protection for the individual.

A unitary constitution puts an elite group of individuals in charge of decision making whereas a federal constitution leaves decision making up to the public through referendums and other forms of direct government.

A unitary constitution concentrates sovereign power in a single body of national government whereas a federal constitution shares sovereignty between two relative autonomous levels of government.

A Federal constitution concentrates sovereign power in a single body of national government whereas a unitary constitution shares sovereignty between two relative autonomous levels of government.

varied and uniform constitutions

changeable and unchangeable constitutions

Rigid and Flexible Constitutions

Conventions

Statute law

Elections

Works of constitutional authority

Citizens Jury

the doctrine of the mandate

common law

European law and treaties

Referendums

Statute law is law made by parliament otherwise known as acts of parliament or primary legislation. The principle of parliamentary sovereignty implies that statutes outranks all other sources of the constitution. Therefore they are the most important source of the constitution.

Statute law is law made by the people otherwise knows as acts of public opinion. The principle of democracy implies that statute law outranks all other sources of the constitution because they are made by the people and the people are the most important.

Statute law is any law made by devolved bodies and passed through government. They are not as important as other sources of the constition as essentially they do not stand to represent the majority.

common law refers to a body of laws that are based on traditional custom and precedent. common law is sometimes seen as 'judge made law' the ultimate source of common law is custom, long established practices that have come to acquire legal status.

Common law is a non- legal rule, a rule of conduct or behaviour that provide the key unwritten elements within the constitution.

Common law are laws made by the house of laws based on there expertise in a particular field. they are often called 'lord made law'

An entrenched law that cannot me modified until another government is elected.

a non- legal rule; a rule of conduct or behaviour.

An agreement countries sign into that is concerning an issue that effects the whole world (e.g. global warming)

The royal assent

The Human rights act

The monarchs appointment of prime minister

individual ministerial responsibility ( defines the relationship between ministers and the cabinet)

the treaty of lisbon

The royal assent

The Human rights act

The monarchs appointment of prime minister

individual ministerial responsibility ( defines the relationship between ministers and the cabinet)

the treaty of lisbon

works of constitutional authority

EU laws and treaties

The rule of law

Walter Bagehot

Thomas Erskine

Margret Thatcher