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The sources of English constitutional law are diffuse - statutes,
judicial precedent, textbooks, lawbooks, the writings of historians and
political theorists, the biographies and autobiographies of statesmen, the
columns of every serious newspaper, the volumes of Hansard, the
minutiae of every type of government record and publication. This is what
is meant by saying the English constitution is 'unwritten': it is not formally
enacted; its rules have to be sought out in a dozen fields, not in any one
code.

Note: Hansard – офіційний звіт про засідання англійського
парламента minutiae – деталі

1. There are no special … for constitutional rules.
a security measures
b safety measures c precautionary measures d
equivalent measures

2. The English constitution has no existence apart from the … law.
a ordinary b
customary c
usual d routine

3. There have been no violent changes in the constitution since the
'bloodless revolution' of … .
a 1688
b 1698 c 1730
d 1745

4. Since … the power of Parliament has grown steadily, while the power
of the monarch has weakened. a 1867 b 1869 c 1878
d 1890

5. In … the first parliament of nobles met together.
a 1264
b 1356
c 1289 d 1365

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