A democracy without a constitution,UK.docxVIP

9th-10th weeksA democracy without a constitution: the UK caseMain features of the UK political culture:The UK is one of the oldest constitutional monarchies in the world. After the 1215 Magna Carta (Great Charter), the royal power has been constantly limited to give birth to a complete liberal democracy in late 19th century. Contrary to the 1789 French revolution, the 1688 British revolution (called “the great revolution” by most historians) aimed at reinstalling a “moderate” king with limited prerogatives and reintegrating the movement started long ago, with the Magna Carta. In brief, the UK