L2.6: Underlying Principles of the UK Constitution

To understand the relationship of Parliament, Monarch and the Rule of Law.

What relationship do you think these three have with each other?

The constitution

Parliamentary Sovereignty

Rule of Law

Unitary State

Parliamentary Government

Constitutional Monarchy

You have taken a bite of the UK Constitution cake. Describe what flavours you can taste....

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A-C Dicey 4 February 1835 – 7 April 1922

Sir William Blackstone 10 July 1723 – 14 February 1780

These features of the traditional UK Constitution were analysed and written about by two men...

Do you think the Queen has any real powers?

Should she have any powers?

The Queen has what are known as prerogative powers. In pairs, try and find as many of these as you can in five minutes.

We now have a constitutional monarchy

L2.6: Underlying Principles of the UK Constitution

To understand the relationship of Parliament, Monarch and the Rule of Law.

Write a sentence explaining your understanding of the link between these 3 things. · How does this differ to your answer at the beginning of the lesson? · Write at least 2 questions that you still have. · You can collect these in to inform your teaching.

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Of all the royal prerogatives the Queen has, how many does she exercise now?

What role does she now have in the Constitution?

Is it purely historic?