Constitutional law worksheet with answers

Which body adopts laws in a parliamentary democracy?

1. AThe legislature (parliament)
2. BThe police
3. CThe supreme court
4. DThe prime minister alone

The Salisbury convention in the UK means that the House of Lords:

1. AMust approve all money bills within one week
2. BMay permanently veto bills that alter the constitution of the United Kingdom
3. CDoes not block government bills carrying out manifesto commitments
4. DElects the Speaker of the House of Commons

Judicial independence means that:

1. AJudges may set aside any statute they consider unjust or contrary to good policy
2. BJudges cannot be bound by statute
3. CJudges are elected by the public
4. DJudges decide cases free from pressure from government or other parties

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

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

Under the UK Human Rights Act 1998, if a court cannot read an Act compatibly with Convention rights, it can:

1. ARefer the case to the European Court of Human Rights automatically
2. BOrder Parliament to amend the Act within a month
3. CMake a declaration of incompatibility, leaving the Act in force
4. DStrike down the Act immediately

Under Article 94 of the Dutch Constitution, Dutch courts:

1. AApply statutes even if they conflict with treaties
2. BCan strike down statutes that conflict with the Constitution or with general principles
3. CMust refer all treaty questions to the Council of State
4. DDo not apply statutes that conflict with treaty provisions binding on everyone

Walter Bagehot described the "efficient secret" of the English constitution as:

1. AThe strict separation of all three powers
2. BThe independence of the House of Lords
3. CThe close union of the executive and legislative powers
4. DThe monarch's power to veto legislation

In Brown v Board of Education (1954), the US Supreme Court held that racial segregation in public schools:

1. AViolated only the First Amendment
2. BWas a matter for each state alone
3. CWas constitutional so long as the separate facilities were of equal quality
4. DViolated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment