Does the United Kingdom have a Constitution?
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Politics Essay on British Constitution by Marc Loakes Does the United Kingdom have a Constitution? On the face of it, the United Kingdom does not have a constitution in the normal sense of the world, as unlike the American system, of having a codified constitution which is written down clearly in one place, with easy access, the United Kingdom has a constitution made up of many documents, evolved together over many hundreds of years, to form a uncodified constitution with many sources. Does this count as a 'real' constitution though? Well, the main argument that the United Kingdom does not have a constitution is the fact that there is no single document, entitled the 'British Constitution' and at the same time, any laws which are called 'constitutional statues' (laws) are given no more superiority to other acts of parliament (laws) which are issued, and so even if they are meant to be holding together a...

