Unit 2 - UK Constitution - SHJ

SPECIFICATION (you can access the full document here)

Key Concepts

Content Explanation

Constitution

Constitutionalism

Codified/uncodified constitution

Unitary/federal constitution

Parliamentary sovereignty

Pooled sovereignty

Devolution

Quasi-federalism

Elective dictatorship

The Constitution

Nature of the constitution – knowledge & understanding of the features of a constitution & benefits of constitutional govt; inc. differences between codified/uncodified constitutions & sources/key features of UK constitution. Sovereignty & the constitution. Location of sovereignty in UK, esp in relation to EU membership & devolution. Reforming the constitution – debates/arguments for/against. Reforms since 1997, such as Lords, devolution, plus awareness of arguments for /against; constitutional reform debates & arguments about written vs. non-written constitutions.

PREZI - You can find the whole of this topic on my Prezi link here

I cannot recommend the UCL Constitution Unit blog highly enough either:

UCL Constitution Unit Blog

The Constitution Society

MEMRISE

This is the link to my Memrise course for the UK Constitution. There are four levels of ten words each - basic terminology, sources of the constitution, constitutional reforms and advanced terminology.

Memrise UK Constitution

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS

USEFUL VIDEOS