Starter quiz
- UK Parliament is made up of the Monarch, the House of Commons and the House of ...
- 'Lords' ✓
- In which area of UK Parliament do MPs meet?
- House of Commons ✓
- House of Lords
- monarchy
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- Who is the head of the Government?
- Monarch
- Lords
- Prime Minister ✓
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- What is the British Constitution?
- set of principles and rules by which the country is organised ✓
- set of principles and rules decided by the monarch for running the Government
- set of principles and rules only for some citizens
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- The House of Lords is an ______ chamber.
- 'appointed' ✓
- Match the type of constitution to its definition.
- codified constitution⇔rules by which a country is governed in a single document ✓
- uncodified constitution⇔rules by which a country is governed not in a single document ✓
Exit quiz
- The three branches of power in the UK are the executive, the judiciary and the ...
- 'legislative' ✓
- Which branch is responsible for running the country and developing and implementing policies?
- executive ✓
- judiciary
- legislative
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- Which of the following is a reason why power is separate in the British constitution?
- to prevent citizens having any power
- to give the power to the monarchy instead of Parliament
- to ensure no single branch becomes too powerful ✓
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- Match the correct branch to who holds them accountable.
- executive⇔are held accountable by the legislative who scrutinise their actions ✓
- judiciary⇔are held accountable by the media through press coverage on rulings ✓
- legislative⇔are held accountable by the judiciary who apply the laws impartially ✓
- Which branch scrutinises the work of others by conducting reviews in court to decide if legislation violates the constitution?
- executive
- judiciary ✓
- legislative
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- Which of the following statements is an accurate description of the separation of powers in the UK?
- Power is separated, therefore, each branch does not link together.
- While power is separated, the branches are still linked and work together. ✓
- Power is not separated, each branch has the same responsibilities.
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Key learning points
- Power in the UK is split into three branches; the legislative, the executive and the judiciary.
- Separation of powers exist to ensure checks and balances, accountability, protection of rights and scrutiny.
- Power is shared to prevent corruption, allowing each branch to oversee and check the actions of the others.
Common misconception
Power is separated, therefore, each branch does not link together.
While power is separated, the branches are still linked and work together. Each branch has its own responsibilities but also checks and balances the others to ensure no one branch becomes too powerful.
Keywords
Legislative - the lawmaking body of the state i.e. Parliament in the UK
Executive - the branch of government that is responsible for putting laws or decisions into effect
Judiciary - the branch of the state that is responsible for enforcing the law; it is composed of judges and other legal officials
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