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The British Constitution, john-king-john, historyofenglandmagnacarta2,…

- - - - Parliament, which makes laws
      - the Government, which ‘executes’ laws,i.e. puts them into effect
      - the law courts, which interpret laws.
  - - - refers to acts passed by Parliament
    - - legal precedence in particular cases which are not enshrined in statute law
    - - well-known constitutional books/documents
        
        are not legally binding but have a huge political weight
    - - rules of constitutional practice regarded as binding in operation but not in law
        
        no legal punishment for breaking
    - - a written agreement between two or more countries, formally approved and signed by their leaders
      - Some treaties become Acts of Parliament (The Human Rights Act)
      - European Laws
- - - - Clause 1, the freedom of the English Church.
      - Clause 9 (clause 13 in the 1215 charter), the “ancient liberties” of the City of London.
      - Clause 39 (clause 39 in the 1215 charter), a right to due process:
      - “No free man shall be arrested, or imprisoned, or deprived of his property, or outlawed, or exiled, or in any way destroyed, nor shall we go against him or send against him, unless by legal judgement of his peers, or by the law of the land.”
  - - - A reversal of the court's decision against the Five Knights
        
        An end to the king's attempts to raise money outside of Parliament
        
        An end to forced loans
        
        An end to imprisonment without trial
        
        An end to civilians being obliged to provide free lodgings for billeted soldiers
        
        An end to the use of martial law against civilians
      - ongoing war with France
  - - - A list of King James’s misdeeds
        
        13 articles that outlined specific freedoms
        
        Confirmation that William and Mary were rightful successors to the throne of England
    - - Freedom to elect members of Parliament, without the king or queen’s interference
        
        Freedom of speech in Parliament
        
        Freedom from royal interference with the law
        
        Freedom to petition the king
        
        Freedom to bear arms for self-defense
        
        Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail
        
        Freedom from taxation by royal prerogative, without the agreement of Parliament
        
        Freedom of fines and forfeitures without a trial
        
        Freedom from armies being raised during peacetimes
    - - A key feature of political system
        
        Basis for future constitutional statutes
        
        Influence on other countries