Constitutional law worksheet with answers

Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights prohibits discrimination:

1. AOnly by private employers
2. BIn every area of life, as a free-standing right
3. COnly on grounds of nationality
4. DIn the enjoyment of the other Convention rights

An ombudsman typically:

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

In the United States, the "Bill of Rights" refers to:

1. AA statute passed by Congress in the 1960s
2. BThe Declaration of Independence
3. CThe first ten amendments to the Constitution
4. DThe first article of the Constitution

To bring a claim for judicial review in England and Wales, the claimant must have:

1. AA sufficient interest in the matter
2. BPermission from the minister
3. CA contract with the public body
4. DSuffered financial loss

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 to free legal aid in all cases
3. CA right of access to a court
4. DA right to a jury trial

Which rights in the ECHR are absolute and allow no derogation even in an emergency?

1. ARight to respect for private life (Article 8)
2. BThe prohibition of torture (Article 3)
3. CFreedom of assembly (Article 11)
4. DFreedom of expression (Article 10)

After a court makes a declaration of incompatibility, section 10 of the UK Human Rights Act 1998 allows a minister to:

1. AAmend the incompatible legislation by a remedial order
2. BRefer the case directly to Strasbourg
3. COverrule the court's declaration
4. DSuspend the Convention right in question

A statute says a commission's "determination ... shall not be called in question in any court of law". In Anisminic v Foreign Compensation Commission, the House of Lords held:

1. AThe clause excluded all judicial review
2. BThe clause did not protect a decision based on an error of law, because that was a nullity
3. CThe decision was immune from review because the ouster clause applied to all its determinations
4. DThe clause was invalid as unconstitutional