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Component 2: UK Government and Non-core Political Ideas
Quick questions on The UK constitution: nature, sources and the codification debate - Edexcel A-Level Politics Component 2
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What is the case for codification?Show answer
A single entrenched document would make the rules clear and accessible, entrench rights against erosion, limit the executive (curbing "elective dictatorship"), give judges a firm standard for protecting citizens, and align the UK with most democracies.
What is the case against codification?Show answer
The uncodified constitution is flexible and evolves with society without cumbersome amendment; codification would transfer power to unelected judges who would interpret the document; parliamentary sovereignty would be lost; there is no consensus on what to entrench; and the present system has delivered stable government for centuries.
What is q1?Show answer
Explain and analyse three features of the UK constitution. [9 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Evaluate the view that the UK constitution provides effective limits on government power. [30 marks]
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