Constitutional law worksheet with answers

Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights protects:

1. AFreedom of assembly
2. BThe right to life
3. CThe right to a fair trial
4. DThe right to free elections

In a parliamentary system, the government usually depends on:

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

The European Convention on Human Rights was drawn up within:

1. ANATO
2. BThe European Union
3. CThe United Nations
4. DThe Council of Europe

Constitutional conventions are:

1. AInternational treaties about the constitution
2. BWritten rules found in statutes that courts enforce like any other law
3. CNon-legal rules of political practice that are regarded as binding
4. DMeetings held to write a new constitution

In Golder v UK, the European Court of Human Rights held that Article 6 includes:

1. AA right of access to a court
2. BA right to appeal to Strasbourg
3. CA right to free legal aid in all cases
4. DA right to a jury trial

Article 2 of the ECHR (right to life) imposes on states a positive obligation to:

1. AGuarantee free housing and healthcare to everyone within their territory
2. BTake appropriate steps to safeguard lives within their jurisdiction
3. CAbolish all police forces
4. DGuarantee that no citizen ever dies

Which statement about "horizontal effect" of human rights is correct?

1. ARights can influence legal relations between private parties, often indirectly through courts
2. BRights apply only between states
3. CPrivate parties can be brought directly before the Strasbourg court by individuals whose rights they breach
4. DHorizontal effect means rights apply only to horizontal property boundaries

The Venice Commission is:

1. AA United Nations body that hears individual human rights complaints
2. BAn Italian regional parliament
3. CThe Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional law
4. DThe EU's highest court