1. L2.6: Underlying Principles of
the UK Constitution
 To understand the relationship of Parliament,
Monarch and the Rule of Law
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2. What relationship do you think these three have with each other?

3. The constitution
P Parliamentary Sovereignty
R Rule of Law
U Unitary State
P Parliamentary Government
C Constitutional Monarchy
You have taken a bite of the UK
Constitution cake. Describe what
flavours you can taste....

4. These features of the traditional UK Constitution were
analysed and written about by two men...
Sir William Blackstone
10 July 1723 – 14 February 1780
A-C Dicey
4 February 1835 – 7 April 1922

6. 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.

7. 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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8. 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?