Constitutional Government in Great Britain
In the case study, the UK constitution is Unique because the laws are unwritten. However, the law of the Great Britain has the following roles.
• The constitution identifies the rights of the citizens and the responsibilities of the state. In the constitution, the teenagers of age above 18 have a voting right.
• The constitution of the Great Britain identifies the body responsible for making the constitutions. In the case study, it is apparent that the law state how the power is shared in the UK. The main institution of the state includes the Judiciary, Government, and the Parliament.
• The case study state when and why the citizens are punished. In the UK, when an individual breaks the law, he/she deserve the punishment. However, the constitution guarantees every citizen the rights such as freedom of speech, conscience, and thoughts.
The case study identifies the sources of UK constitution, which includes the decisions of the judicial, the act of the parliament and conventions. The use of conventions as the source of the conventions in the UK makes the UK different from other democratic countries (Leyland, 2016). For examples, it is clear that Judges never indulges in politics of the country.
There are three principles that underlie the unwritten constitution of the UK. The three principles include:
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