Constitutional law worksheet with answers

The rule of law means, at its core, that:

1. AThe government can change any law at any time without limits
2. BOnly citizens must follow the law
3. CEveryone, including the government, is subject to the law
4. DJudges make all laws

Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights protects:

1. AThe right to liberty and security
2. BThe right to marry
3. CFreedom of religion
4. DThe right to an effective remedy

The Dutch Parliament (Staten-Generaal) consists of:

1. AThe Council of State and the Supreme Court
2. BThe provincial councils and municipal councils
3. CThe House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) and the Senate (Eerste Kamer)
4. DThe King and the Council of Ministers

Parliamentary sovereignty (as described by Dicey) means that:

1. AParliament must obey previous Parliaments
2. BParliament can make or unmake any law, and no body can override its Acts
3. CThe executive can override Parliament
4. DCourts can strike down any Act of Parliament that conflicts with common law rights

Which ground of judicial review applies when a decision-maker ignores a relevant consideration?

1. ANone, because courts never review considerations
2. BLegitimate expectation only
3. CProcedural impropriety only
4. DIllegality

To bring a claim for judicial review in England and Wales, the claimant must have:

1. AA sufficient interest in the matter
2. BA contract with the public body
3. CSuffered financial loss
4. DPermission from the minister

The Venice Commission is:

1. AThe Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional law
2. BThe EU's highest court
3. CAn Italian regional parliament
4. DA United Nations body that hears individual human rights complaints

A prison policy requires prisoners to be absent while officers search their cells, including their legal correspondence. In R (Daly) v Home Secretary (2001), the House of Lords held:

1. AThe blanket policy unlawfully interfered with legal professional privilege
2. BThe policy was lawful, as prisoners have no privacy
3. CThe policy was unlawful only for unconvicted prisoners held on remand awaiting trial
4. DThe policy was lawful, as prisons need security