Constitutional law worksheet with answers

An ombudsman typically:

1. AHears appeals from the highest court
2. BProsecutes criminal offences committed by ministers and civil servants
3. CInvestigates complaints of maladministration by public bodies
4. DDrafts legislation for parliament

Individual ministerial responsibility means that a minister:

1. AIs accountable to Parliament for their department and personal conduct
2. BCan be removed from office by the courts
3. CMust personally approve every decision of their department
4. DIs personally liable to pay damages for errors made by their civil servants

In the UK, the head of government is:

1. AThe Speaker of the House of Commons
2. BThe Prime Minister
3. CThe Lord Chancellor
4. DThe monarch

Under Article 94 of the Dutch Constitution, Dutch courts:

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

Ellen Street Estates v Minister of Health is cited for the principle that:

1. AEarlier Acts always prevail over later Acts
2. BParliament cannot bind its successors, and a later Act impliedly repeals an inconsistent earlier one
3. CParliament can entrench an Act against later repeal by stating expressly that it may not be amended in future
4. DCourts may refuse to apply a later Act

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

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

In the Harmonisatiewet judgment (1989), the Dutch Supreme Court held that Article 120 of the Constitution:

1. AApplies only to delegated legislation
2. BWas overridden by the principle of legal certainty
3. CAllows courts to strike down Acts that breach fundamental principles such as legal certainty
4. DPrevents courts from reviewing Acts of Parliament against fundamental principles of law

The legitimate expectation doctrine protects individuals when:

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