Constitutional law worksheet with answers

A codified constitution is one whose main rules are:

1. AAgreed afresh after every election
2. BFound only in judicial decisions
3. CCollected in a single written document
4. DBased entirely on unwritten customs

The UK convention of collective ministerial responsibility means that:

1. AAll ministers are jointly liable in court for government decisions
2. BEach minister can veto Cabinet decisions
3. CMinisters are elected together as a group
4. DMinisters must publicly support government decisions or resign

The Salisbury convention in the UK means that the House of Lords:

1. ADoes not block government bills carrying out manifesto commitments
2. BMay permanently veto bills that alter the constitution of the United Kingdom
3. CElects the Speaker of the House of Commons
4. DMust approve all money bills within one week

Parliamentary sovereignty (as described by Dicey) means that:

1. AParliament can make or unmake any law, and no body can override its Acts
2. BThe executive can override Parliament
3. CCourts can strike down any Act of Parliament that conflicts with common law rights
4. DParliament must obey previous Parliaments

Under Article 94 of the Dutch Constitution, Dutch courts:

1. AApply statutes even if they conflict with treaties
2. BDo not apply statutes that conflict with treaty provisions binding on everyone
3. CMust refer all treaty questions to the Council of State
4. DCan strike down statutes that conflict with the Constitution or with general principles

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

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

The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 changed the office of Lord Chancellor so that:

1. AThe Lord Chancellor became President of the Supreme Court and head of the judiciary in England
2. BThe office was abolished completely
3. CThe Lord Chancellor gained power to dismiss judges
4. DThe Lord Chief Justice, not the Lord Chancellor, is head of the judiciary in England and Wales

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

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