... - the Lord Chancellor - also attends cabinet meetings and is therefore a part of the executive. The most important difference between the two countries in the context of constitutional interpretation is the uncodified nature of the UK constitution. It is comprised of a series of precedents and laws dating from Habeas Corpus to the present day and is accordingly a flexible and sometimes flawed legal entity that is very much open to interpretation; a role taken on by the judiciary and the executive. The US constitution is the basis of the entire US society and therefore its interpretation bestows enormous power on those who are chosen to do so. The US Supreme Court can strike down legislation as unconstitutional and in practice is the highest authority in the land. It can only be overruled by a 2/3rds majority in Congress and a 3/4 majority of states voting to do so, ...

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