Constitutional law worksheet with answers

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

1. AA referendum vote
2. BJudicial approval
3. CCabinet confirmation
4. DRoyal Assent

Under section 6 of the UK Human Rights Act 1998, it is unlawful for:

1. AA private person to breach any Convention right
2. BParliament to pass any Act limiting rights
3. CCourts to apply Acts of Parliament
4. DA public authority to act incompatibly with Convention rights

Which body adopts laws in a parliamentary democracy?

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

In Golder v UK, the European Court of Human Rights held that Article 6 includes:

1. AA right to appeal to Strasbourg
2. BA right of access to a court
3. CA right to free legal aid in all cases
4. DA right to a jury trial

Constitutional conventions are:

1. AMeetings held to write a new constitution
2. BInternational treaties about the constitution
3. CNon-legal rules of political practice that are regarded as binding
4. DWritten rules found in statutes that courts enforce like any other law

Under British Oxygen v Minister of Technology, a public body that adopts a policy for exercising its discretion must:

1. AHave the policy approved by Parliament
2. BStill be willing to listen to anyone with something new to say
3. CApply the policy rigidly in every case to ensure consistent treatment
4. DMake no policy at all

The Venice Commission is:

1. AA United Nations body that hears individual human rights complaints
2. BThe Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional law
3. CAn Italian regional parliament
4. DThe EU's highest court

Under Article 15 of the ECHR, a state may derogate from some obligations in time of war or public emergency, but not from:

1. AArticle 8 (private life)
2. BArticle 5 (liberty) and Article 6 (fair trial), among others
3. CArticle 11 (assembly)
4. DArticle 3 (torture) and Article 4(1) (slavery), among others