JAMB Government 1981 Question 8

Question 8

Constitutions and Constitutionalism

The British constitution, by being unwrittten,

  1. A.encourages the dominance of the Prime Minister
  2. B.gives room for the development of conventions
  3. C.makes the Parliamentary system unworkable
  4. D.allows unquestionable parliamentary sovereignty
  5. E.enables the Queen to do no wrong
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (gives room for the development of conventions)

Explanation

Because Britain has no single written constitution, many rules grow up as conventions (accepted practices), such as the monarch always assenting to bills.