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What best describes the written portion of the British constitution?
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It consists of historic charters, acts of Parliament, and innumerable court decisions.
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Is the British constitution document longer than the American constitution document?
The British Constitution is uncodified, not written down. It is entrenched in the laws of the nation. There is no single document with the constitutional laws written down.
What has the author HRG Greaves written?
H.R.G Greaves has written: 'British Constitution'
Is british constitution a true constitution?
Depends on what you mean by a "true constitution". The British don't have a codified, written document that they identify as their constitution. It consists of a number of different laws and precedents relied upon by Parliament.
Who wrote the Canadian constitution?
The Canadian Constitution was written by many members of the Canadian Parliament. It was called the British North America Act of 1967.
How many articles are in British constitution?
The British constitution is an unwritten constitution, meaning that it does not exist in a single document or a set number of articles. It is composed of various laws, statutes, court decisions, and conventions that have evolved over time. Therefore, there is no specific number of articles in the British constitution.
What year was the British Constitution written and implemented?
There is no "British constitution" in the sense of the American one where a group of people sat down and wrote it. The British constitution is a collection of documents from the Magna Carta to the EU's Declaration of Human Rights. The constitution has evolved from 1215, the signing of the Magna Carta.
Which portion of the constitution explains the reasons for writing the document?
Preamble
What has the author James Mullalla written?
James Mullalla has written: 'Delineation of the British constitution, from the origin to the present period'
What are the sources of the British constitution?
Britain doesn't have a written constitution but English law is based on the 1215 Magna Carta (Great Charter).
What has the author Ian Murdoch MacPhail MacPhail written?
Ian Murdoch MacPhail MacPhail has written: 'An introduction to the British constitution'
What are the features of a constitutional government?
A constitutional government is a government whose rules and policies are limited by a constitution. A constitution is a written document that describes the rules and principles of a political entity.
What is the British understanding of the word constitution?
Although the British have rights that are guaranteed by law, there is no official constitution. There is a Bill of Rights, however, which was written in 1689 and gives, among other things, the right to freedom from taxation by a monarch, and a peacetime draft.
