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British Politics For Dummies, 2nd Edition
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British Politics For Dummies, 2nd Edition

by Julian Knight, Michael Pattison
May 2015
Beginner content levelBeginner
424 pages
11h 27m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 12

Examining Britain’s Constitution

In This Chapter

arrow Looking at the variety of constitutions

arrow Cheering on Britain’s successful constitution

arrow Weighing up monarchy versus republicanism

The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.

—Former US president Calvin Coolidge

Although you often hear people talk about a country’s constitution, most famously the written one of the United States, you hear less discussion about the UK’s constitution. Don’t think, however, that its lack of a written constitution means that the UK doesn’t have one. Something doesn’t need to be written down to exist – for example, no document decrees that the England football team has to fail, but it happens nonetheless!

In this chapter I examine who calls the shots in the British political system. I take an in-depth look at what characterises a constitution and give you the low-down on how Britain’s constitution works, including the reasons for its success and the roles of politicians, the courts and the monarchy.

Focusing on Why Countries Need a Constitution

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