Constitution of the United Kingdom

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the constitutional framework?Uncodified, comprising statutes, common law, conventions, and historical documents
2. What is the legislative supremacy?Parliament is the ultimate law-making authority (parliamentary sovereignty)
3. What is the UK's constitution and why is it called "uncodified"?The UK's constitution is a collection of rules that are not written in one single book. It is called "uncodified" because the rules are spread across many different sources like old laws, court decisions, and traditions.
4. How does Parliament make laws in the UK?Parliament, made of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, writes laws. Both houses must agree on a law, and then the king or queen gives formal approval, called Royal Assent, which is now mostly a formality.

Uncodified Constitution: A constitution derived from multiple sources rather than a single, consolidated document.