The Nature and Sources of the UK Constitution

3. the 1957 treaty that established the European Economic Community, influencing UK law during EU membership
4. laws pass by parliament
5. formal agreements between countries and states
7. a set of laws and guidelines that define the powers and functions of government and the rights of citizens
10. the principle that everyone, including the government, is subject to the law
13. the location where King John agreed to the Magna Carta in 121
15. a constitution in which laws and practices are not set out in a single document
16. a 1998 Act that incorporated the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law
17. A.V. Dicey identified two key principles of the UK constitution
21. laws made by judges where the law does not cover the issue or is unclear
22. textbooks that explain the working of the political system
23. the transfer of power from Westminster to regional bodies such as the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Senedd

1. constitutional rules that can be changed by a simple Act of Parliament
2. a past court decision that is used as a guide for deciding future cases in a court of law
6. constitutional provisions that are difficult or impossible to change
8. the highest court in the UK, with final authority on legal and constitutional matters
9. a constitution in which laws and practices are set out in a single document
11. a political system where legal sovereignty is contained in a single place
12. a 1215 document that limited the monarch’s power and established the principle that the law applies to everyone
14. the process of changing or improving laws or political institutions
18. the division of power between the executive, legislature and judiciary
19. traditions not contained in law but influential in the operation of a political system
20. members of the House of Lords who inherit their position by birth