Seperation of powers

• Central UK government is known as what branch?

  executive
• Parliament is known as what branch?

  Legislative
• courts and tribunals are known as what branch?

  Judiciary
• The branches of government not being contained to just UK level, existing above and below this level is known as what?

  multilayered constitution
• ‘Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely’ who’s quote is this?

  Lord Acton
• What is the goal of seperation of powers?

  avoiding tyranny
• James Madison (4th president of the US): 'The accumulation in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed or elected, may justly be pronounced the very definition of Tyranny.'
• Crystal clear divisions of branches not to be crossed in any circumstance. This is know as?

  pure seperation of powers
• Clear divisions of branches with breaches to considered as positive or negative, with their acceptability being weighted upon this metric. This is known as?

  partial seperation of powers
• Breach contributing to the overall goal against tyranny. eg. Judiciary rejecting laws proposed by the exectutive for incompatibility with human rights law. this is known as?

  constructive breaches
• Breaches that are deplored against, reducing the attainment of the goal to reduce tyranny. this is know as a ?

  destructive breach
• Before 2009 what was the role of the Lord chancellor?

  • head of the judiciary
  • member of cabinet
  • speaker of the House of Lords
• Before 2009 what was the highest court?

  House of Lords
• what Act changed the role of the Lord chancellor and replaced the House of Lords as the highest court?

  constitutional reform act 2005
• What court replaced the house of Lords?

  Supreme Court