Constitutional examples

The ____ convention says that govt will ‘___ _____’ legislate on devolved issues, except with the consent of devolved govts. This arrangement blends legal and political sovereignty.

• Sewel

• not normally

All three devolved legislatures withhold consent for the ____ ___ ___ __ Act in 2020, and the ___ _____ ____ Act 2020 however both were passed anyway by Westminster.

• Withdrawal from the EU

• UK Internal Markets

According to the UCL Constitution unit, __% of people feel that they have too little influence over how the UK is governed.

75%

In ____Despite an independent review finding that Patel had broken the ministerial code ‘____ and _____’, Johnson took no further action, saying the government would ‘___ ___ ___ ______’

• 2020

• shouting and sweating

• stick with the pritster

In ___, the Welsh government refused consent to the __ ______ ___, which would have required Photo ID in welsh elections, however passed anyway

• 2021

• UK Elections Bill

when introducing legislation, ministers must produce a ____ __ _____ to show how the bill complies with the ECHR

statement of compatibility

The ___ _____ Act recognised the Sewel convention, however this was ruled to be unenforceable by the Supreme Court in __, as it challenged parliamentary sovereignty.

• 2016

• Scotland

• 2017

The _____ school massacre in ___, prompted ___ to rapidly ban almost all handguns in England, Scotland and Wales.

• Dunblane

• 1996

• Major

Pressure group ____ and the political party _____ _______ support introducing a codified constitution, however there is a lack of enthusiasm in the population

• Charter 88

• Liberal Democrats