Similarities and differences in the UK and USA (Edexcel A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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Final interpreter of US Constitution
Final interpreter of US Constitution
Supreme Court
Defining principle of UK Constitution
Defining principle of UK Constitution
Parliamentary sovereignty
US system preventing power concentration
US system preventing power concentration
Checks and balances
Common result of US checks & balances system
Common result of US checks & balances system
Legislative gridlock
Risk with UK PM having large Commons majority
Risk with UK PM having large Commons majority
Elective dictatorship
US power distribution model
US power distribution model
Separation of powers
UK power distribution model
UK power distribution model
Fusion of powers
Year UK Supreme Court established
Year UK Supreme Court established
2009
Nature of US Bill of Rights protections
Nature of US Bill of Rights protections
Entrenched and inalienable
Year of US Bill of Rights
Year of US Bill of Rights
1791
Year US Constitution created
Year US Constitution created
1787
Times US Constitution formally amended
Times US Constitution formally amended
27 times
UK Constitution: codified or uncodified?
UK Constitution: codified or uncodified?
Uncodified
US government structure type
US government structure type
Federal system
UK's quasi-federal model created by what?
UK's quasi-federal model created by what?
Devolution (asymmetrical and reversible)