Recap

• The American Legal system
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Recap (UK)

The UK legal system

1. What is one of the main features of the English common law system?

1. All laws must be approved by the European Union

2. Court decisions in earlier cases must be followed in similar future cases

3. Judges do not make any laws
4. Laws are only made by the King or Queen

What is equity in the English legal system?

1. A tax law used in business

2. A special court that only handles family cases

3. A system created to offer fair solutions when common law was too strict

4. the law for wills

What does it mean that the UK has an “uncodified constitution”?

1. It is written in one document

2. It is made of different laws, traditions, and court decisions
3. It cannot be changed

4. It does not exist at all


What is the role of judges in a common law system like England’s?

1. To make decisions that can become law in future similar cases

2. To only apply written laws from Parliament

3. To create laws by writing codes

4. To interpret the laws

Which of these is an example of a type of law in the English legal system?

1. Tax code law

2. Supreme law

3. Criminal law

4. Legal monarchy

What is Magna Carta?

1. A law that allowed the UK to leave the EU

2. A new law from 2020

3. A court in London
4. An old legal document that represents liberty and human rights


Which principle means that Parliament can make or cancel any law it wants?

1. Royal prerogative

2. Parliamentary sovereignty

3. Rule of law

4. Judicial review

The Supreme Court can strike down laws that violate the Constitution.

The President is the head of the executive branch, separate from Congress.

House of Representatives (based on population)

Senate (2 senators per state)

Parliament is sovereign, meaning it can pass any law it wants.

Parliament is the lawmaking body.

The Prime Minister is the head of government and comes from the majority party in Parliament.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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