Constitutional law worksheet with answers

Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights protects:

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

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. CStrike down any provision of an Act that cannot be read compatibly with Convention rights
4. DRead and give effect to legislation compatibly with Convention rights, so far as possible

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. CLeads the governing political party
4. DIs elected by parliament every five years

To amend the Dutch Constitution under Article 137:

1. AA proposal is passed, elections follow, and then both chambers must approve it by two-thirds
2. BA national referendum must approve it
3. CThe King and the Council of State decide it
4. DA simple majority in both chambers is enough, after which the King must sign the amendment into law

In R v Bow Street Magistrate, ex p Pinochet (No 2), the House of Lords set aside its own earlier decision because:

1. AOne judge had links to a charity that was a party to the case
2. BThe case had been heard in private
3. CPinochet had not been given a lawyer of his own choice at the hearing
4. DThe judges had made a legal mistake

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

1. AParliament cannot bind its successors, and a later Act impliedly repeals an inconsistent earlier one
2. BEarlier Acts always prevail over later Acts
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 the Urgenda case (2019), the Dutch Supreme Court upheld an order requiring the State to:

1. AReduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25% compared with 1990 by the end of 2020
2. BPay damages to every Dutch citizen
3. CWithdraw from international climate agreements
4. DClose all coal power stations immediately

In the Dutch system, the Council of State (Raad van State) mainly:

1. AAppoints the prime minister and supervises the formation of a new coalition government
2. BAdvises on legislation and acts as the highest administrative court in many areas
3. CElects the members of parliament
4. DHears criminal appeals