Constitutional law worksheet with answers

Articles 8 to 11 of the ECHR are "qualified" rights. This means that:

1. AThey can never be restricted in any way
2. BThey can be restricted only during war or a public emergency threatening the life of the nation, under Article 15
3. CInterferences can be justified if lawful, for a legitimate aim and necessary in a democratic society
4. DThey protect only qualified professionals

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

1. AAs long as it wishes
2. BOne week
3. COne year
4. DFive years

In a parliamentary system, the government usually depends on:

1. AA referendum every year
2. BThe confidence of parliament
3. CThe approval of the courts
4. DThe support of the head of state only

In England and Wales, a claim for judicial review must generally be filed:

1. AWithin one year
2. BPromptly, and in any event within three months
3. CAt any time
4. DWithin six years

In R v Home Secretary, ex p Fire Brigades Union, the House of Lords held the minister acted unlawfully by:

1. ARefusing to consult the fire brigades
2. BUsing the prerogative to set up a scheme inconsistent with a statutory scheme not yet in force
3. CBringing a statute into force too quickly
4. DBringing the statutory scheme into force without first consulting the bodies that would be affected by it

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. AIncreased the compensation payable
2. BWas struck down by the courts
3. CRequired the courts to hear the case again
4. DRemoved the right to compensation retrospectively

A tribunal orders publication of Prince Charles's letters to ministers. The Attorney General issues a certificate under the Freedom of Information Act overriding it. In R (Evans) v Attorney General (2015), the Supreme Court held:

1. AThe certificate was invalid, as he had merely disagreed with the tribunal's view of the same facts
2. BThe Act was incompatible with Article 10 ECHR
3. CThe certificate was valid, as the Act gave him an unqualified veto over any tribunal decision on disclosure
4. DThe letters could never be published

In R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the EU (2017), the Supreme Court said about the Sewel convention that:

1. AIt requires Scottish consent to the UK's withdrawal from the EU
2. BIt applies only to Northern Ireland
3. CIt is a political convention that courts cannot enforce
4. DIt became legally binding when written into statute