The UK government, the law and your role
What is the term for the set of laws, conventions and principles by which the United Kingdom is governed, which is not written in a single document?
- ○The Common Law
- ○The Royal Prerogative
- ✓The unwritten constitution
- ○The constitutional settlement
Correct answer
The unwritten constitution
Unlike many countries, the UK does not have a single written constitutional document; instead its constitution is made up of laws, conventions and principles accumulated over time.
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