The British Constitution

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The British Constitution
  1. The Constitution
    1. Parliament - A legislature
      1. Portrayed to be a supreme power
      2. Judicery Branch
        1. Controls the employment of judges, lawyers, etc. Enforce punishment for law breaking.
        2. Codified Constitution
          1. Governed by a document with a set of rules and laws that cannot be broken at all.
            1. United States of America
              1. The 10 Amendments
            2. Uncodified Constitution
              1. The country does not use a document with rules and laws. Laws and rules are scattered across several sources.
                1. The United Kingdom
                  1. Has several documents that are followed by the component countries. However mainly controlled through Parliament and the Monarch.
                    1. Reflects the union of its component nations
                  2. Civil Service
                    1. Civil servants provide advice to ministers to help run their department or branch.
                    2. Senior MPs usually run departments.
                      1. 20-25 Ministers are in the Cabinet
                        1. The Cabinet is the main governing body of the government and is where all department minsters and the PM meet to discuss things.
                          1. The Prime Minister has the Royal Prerogative
                            1. Allows the PM to carry out Monarch like duties, including the ability to wage war.
                          2. The Legislature
                            1. Parliament is made up of the:
                              1. The House of Lords + the Monarch
                                1. Some inherit their place
                                  1. Cannot be elected
                                    1. Some are appointed
                                      1. Some are bishops of the church of england
                                      2. The House of Commons
                                        1. Elected by the voters.
                                          1. They take a seat in the house.
                                        2. A Bicameral system
                                          1. 2 Chambers involved in the passing of bills.
                                        3. The Judicery Branch
                                          1. Applies law
                                            1. Makes sure the executive does not exceed their powers.
                                              1. When a case comes up before the Judicery during Judicial review. Judges must find out if ministers have followed the correct decision making process.
                                                1. If it is wrong, then the minister must go back and avert the change and make sure the correct process is followed. Else it is an illegal decision.
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