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Unit 2 resources
Governing the UK
The Constitution
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Definition of a Constitution
Features of a written/unwritten Constitution
Sources of the UK Constitution
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Location of Sovereignty within the UK system
Strengths of the UK's uncodified constitution
Drawbacks of uncodified constitution
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Constitutional Reform since 1997
Past and future constitutional reforms
Parliament
House of Commons - composition, role and powers
House of Lords - composition, role and powers
Features of Parliamentary Government
Features of Presidential Government
Functions of Parliament
Accountability of the Executive to Parliament
Effectiveness of House of Commons
Effectiveness of the House of Lords
Reform of the House of Commons
Reform of the House of Lords
The Prime Minister and Cabinet
Structure of executive branch of government
Theories of executive power
Collective responsibility
Individual responsibility
Role of the Prime Minister
Powers of the Prime Minister
The presidentialism thesis
Limitations of prime ministerial power
Role and influence of the Cabinet
Judges and Civil Liberties
Judges and the judiciary
Relationship between judiciary, European courts and the EU
The rule of law
Principle of judicial independence
Principle of judicial neutrality
Influence of judges
Civil liberties and individual rights in the UK
The Human Rights Act
Strengthening civil liberties
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