Constitutional law worksheet with answers

The United Kingdom's constitution is best described as:

1. AFully written in one document
2. BCopied from the US constitution
3. CSet out entirely in EU treaties
4. DLargely uncodified

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

1. ARoyal Assent
2. BA referendum vote
3. CJudicial approval
4. DCabinet confirmation

Devolution in the UK means that:

1. AParliament transfers some powers to bodies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland while remaining sovereign
2. BThe UK has become a federal state in which the regional powers are entrenched and cannot be removed by Westminster
3. CThe monarch shares power with regional parliaments
4. DLocal councils can override Acts of Parliament

In Dudgeon v UK, the European Court of Human Rights held that criminalising consensual homosexual acts between adult men in Northern Ireland:

1. AViolated the right to respect for private life under Article 8
2. BWas justified under Article 8(2) as necessary to protect public morals
3. CViolated only the right to marry
4. DWas outside the scope of the Convention

After Burmah Oil v Lord Advocate held that compensation was due for property destroyed during the war, Parliament passed the War Damage Act 1965, which:

1. ARequired the courts to hear the case again
2. BRemoved the right to compensation retrospectively
3. CWas struck down by the courts
4. DIncreased the compensation payable

Which ground of judicial review applies when a decision-maker ignores a relevant consideration?

1. AProcedural impropriety only
2. BNone, because courts never review considerations
3. CLegitimate expectation only
4. DIllegality

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

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

In R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the EU (2017), the UK Supreme Court held that:

1. AThe government could give notice using prerogative powers without any Act of Parliament
2. BDevolved legislatures had a veto over Brexit
3. CParliamentary legislation was required to give notice of withdrawal from the EU
4. DThe referendum result was legally binding