Constitutional law worksheet with answers

Which right is protected by Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights?

1. AFreedom of expression
2. BProhibition of torture
3. CRight to life
4. DRight to marry

A federal state is one in which:

1. AAll power is held by the capital city
2. BPower is constitutionally divided between a central government and regions
3. CRegions may secede unilaterally whenever a majority of their voters wishes
4. DThere is no central government

In the UK, the head of government is:

1. AThe Prime Minister
2. BThe Speaker of the House of Commons
3. CThe monarch
4. DThe Lord Chancellor

In the United States, Congress can override a presidential veto by:

1. AA three-quarters vote of the states
2. BAsking the Supreme Court to approve the bill
3. CA two-thirds vote in both the House and the Senate
4. DA simple majority in the House only

In Pickin v British Railways Board, the House of Lords held that courts:

1. AMust investigate any allegation of fraud in Parliament
2. BWill not examine whether Parliament followed its internal procedures in passing an Act
3. CCan review Acts for compliance with private bill rules
4. DCan strike down a private Act if it is shown that Parliament was misled during its passage

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 be reviewed only if Parliament agrees
3. CCan never be reviewed by the courts
4. DIs always fully reviewable, whatever subject matter it concerns

Dicey argued that in England individual liberties were mainly protected by:

1. AThe personal decisions of the monarch
2. BThe ordinary courts applying the common law
3. CA specialised constitutional court
4. DA written bill of rights with higher status

A prison policy requires prisoners to be absent while officers search their cells, including their legal correspondence. In R (Daly) v Home Secretary (2001), the House of Lords held:

1. AThe policy was lawful, as prisons need security
2. BThe policy was unlawful only for unconvicted prisoners held on remand awaiting trial
3. CThe blanket policy unlawfully interfered with legal professional privilege
4. DThe policy was lawful, as prisoners have no privacy