Constitutional law worksheet with answers

Section 3 of the UK Human Rights Act 1998 requires courts to:

1. AFollow every judgment of the Strasbourg court
2. BAsk Parliament to interpret unclear statutes
3. CRead and give effect to legislation compatibly with Convention rights, so far as possible
4. DStrike down any provision of an Act that cannot be read compatibly with Convention rights

In a presidential system, such as that of the United States:

1. AThe head of the executive is elected separately and does not depend on the legislature's confidence
2. BThe president is a ceremonial figure with no powers
3. CThe president is chosen by and from the legislature and must resign if it withdraws its confidence in the government
4. DThe president can dissolve the legislature at will

The European Convention on Human Rights was drawn up within:

1. AThe Council of Europe
2. BNATO
3. CThe European Union
4. DThe United Nations

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

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

In Marbury v Madison (1803), the US Supreme Court established:

1. AThe power of courts to review the constitutionality of legislation
2. BThe President's veto power
3. CThe power of Congress to overrule decisions of the federal judiciary
4. DThe right to bear arms

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

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

A statute says a commission's "determination ... shall not be called in question in any court of law". In Anisminic v Foreign Compensation Commission, the House of Lords held:

1. AThe decision was immune from review because the ouster clause applied to all its determinations
2. BThe clause did not protect a decision based on an error of law, because that was a nullity
3. CThe clause was invalid as unconstitutional
4. DThe clause excluded all judicial review

In R (Privacy International) v Investigatory Powers Tribunal (2019), the Supreme Court held that an ouster clause protecting the Tribunal's decisions:

1. ADid not exclude judicial review of its errors of law
2. BExcluded all review of its decisions
3. CWas invalid because it was in secondary legislation
4. DApplied only to decisions on national security