Constitutional law worksheet with answers

Under the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, the House of Lords can generally delay most public bills passed by the Commons for about:

1. AOne year
2. BOne week
3. CAs long as it wishes
4. DFive years

A "rigid" constitution is one that:

1. ACan be amended only by a special procedure
2. BCan never be amended at all
3. CIs enforced strictly by the army
4. DCan be changed by an ordinary Act

The European Convention on Human Rights is enforced by:

1. AThe European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg
2. BThe European Parliament
3. CThe International Court of Justice in The Hague
4. DThe Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg

In the GCHQ case, the House of Lords held that the exercise of prerogative powers:

1. ACan be judicially reviewed, depending on its subject matter
2. BCan never be reviewed by the courts
3. CCan be reviewed only if Parliament agrees
4. DIs always fully reviewable, whatever subject matter it concerns

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

1. AMake no policy at all
2. BApply the policy rigidly in every case to ensure consistent treatment
3. CStill be willing to listen to anyone with something new to say
4. DHave the policy approved by Parliament

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

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

Under Osman v UK, a state breaches its positive obligation under Article 2 to protect a person from a third party if the authorities:

1. AKnew or ought to have known of a real and immediate risk to life, and failed to take reasonable measures
2. BDid not provide round-the-clock police protection for every person who had reported any threat against them
3. CFailed to convict the person who later killed the victim
4. DFailed to prevent any crime in their area

Officers enter a writer's house and seize his papers under a warrant issued by a Secretary of State with no legal authority to issue it. In Entick v Carrington, the court held:

1. AThe search was lawful, because the warrant was signed
2. BThe writer could only complain to Parliament
3. CThe search was unlawful, because state action needs legal authority
4. DThe search was lawful, because state necessity justified seizing the papers