Constitutional law worksheet with answers

In the United States, the "Bill of Rights" refers to:

1. AA statute passed by Congress in the 1960s
2. BThe first article of the Constitution
3. CThe first ten amendments to the Constitution
4. DThe Declaration of Independence

A constitutional monarchy is one in which the monarch:

1. AHolds all legislative and executive power personally, and ministers merely advise on request
2. BIs head of state but acts within constitutional limits, mostly on ministers' advice
3. CIs elected by parliament every five years
4. DLeads the governing political party

In the UK, after a bill passes both Houses of Parliament, it becomes an Act when it receives:

1. AJudicial approval
2. BA referendum vote
3. CRoyal Assent
4. DCabinet confirmation

In the United States, Congress can override a presidential veto by:

1. AAsking the Supreme Court to approve the bill
2. BA three-quarters vote of the states
3. CA simple majority in the House only
4. DA two-thirds vote in both the House and the Senate

Which rights in the ECHR are absolute and allow no derogation even in an emergency?

1. AFreedom of expression (Article 10)
2. BThe prohibition of torture (Article 3)
3. CFreedom of assembly (Article 11)
4. DRight to respect for private life (Article 8)

In Thoburn v Sunderland City Council (the "metric martyrs" case), Laws LJ said that "constitutional statutes":

1. APrevail automatically over all later Acts of Parliament
2. BMust be approved by referendum
3. CCannot be repealed at all
4. DCannot be impliedly repealed, only expressly

The legitimate expectation doctrine protects individuals when:

1. AAny person hopes for a favourable decision
2. BA minister speaks in Parliament
3. CA public body made a clear promise or established practice that it then seeks to depart from unfairly
4. DA contract with the government exists and the public body later fails to perform its contractual obligations

In the Case of Proclamations (1610), the court held that the King:

1. ACould change any law by proclamation
2. BCould suspend Acts of Parliament
3. CCould not create new offences by proclamation
4. DCould dismiss judges who disagreed