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Across 3. King John, aka John ____________, signed the Magna Carta in 1215 (8) 4. An adjective describing a constitution, like the UK's, which has no special legal status. (12) 5. Once a medieval palace, now home to the UK parliament (11) 8. Women were given the right to do this in 1918 in the UK (4) 10. The seat of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh (8) 11. The _________ in Parliament describes the current constitutional settlement in the UK (5) 12. A 2-letter acronym meaning a elected representative in the UK (2) 16. A solemn promise (4) 17. Another, simpler, word for to PROMULGATE a law (4) 18. The body of law made in the UK parliament is called ___________ law (7) 20. This statute, passed in 1701, ensured a Protestant succession in England. (10) 23. A term used as a synonym for the UK (7) 24. Scotland and Wales are nations; the UK is a _____________ (5)

Down 1. This writ protects citizens from being unlawfully imprisoned (6-6) 2. This kind of law comes from a succession of judicial rulings or judgments (4) 6. Parliamentary ___________________ is the key principle underlying the UK constitution (11) 7. These can be spiritual or temporal; another word for "peers" (5) 9. The lower chamber in Parliament, but the one with more power, is called the House of ____________ (7) 13. The _________ Minister is the most powerful political figure in the UK (5) 14. The Representation of the People Act 1969 lowered the voting age to ___________ (8) 15. This British nation was NOT joined to England by an act of union (5) 19. By convention, the monarch must sign all laws passed by Parliament. This is called the Royal ____________. 21. Declaring ________ is one of the ancient Royal Prerogatives now exercised by government ministers (3) 22. Piece of legislation; law (3)