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The United Kingdom has an uncodified constitution that is drawn from several different sources. Which term is used to describe the formal, written laws that have been passed by the UK Parliament and received Royal Assent?

  1. Statute LawAnswer
  2. B
    Common Law
  3. C
    Constitutional Conventions
  4. D
    Royal Decrees

Answer

Statute Law is the term for formal laws passed by the UK Parliament and granted Royal Assent.
Statute Law is the body of written law produced by the UK Parliament. When a Bill is approved by both the House of Commons and the House of Lords and is given Royal Assent by the Monarch, it becomes an Act of Parliament and part of Statute Law.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the source of the law described in the question.
The law is passed by the UK Parliament and receives Royal Assent.
This process describes the creation of legislation.
2
Match the legislative process to the correct constitutional term.
Laws created by Parliament are called Acts of Parliament, which collectively form Statute Law.
Statute Law is defined as the written law of the land enacted by the legislative branch.

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