Constitutional law worksheet with answers

Judicial independence means that:

1. AJudges decide cases free from pressure from government or other parties
2. BJudges may set aside any statute they consider unjust or contrary to good policy
3. CJudges are elected by the public
4. DJudges cannot be bound by statute

Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights protects:

1. AThe right to marry
2. BFreedom of religion
3. CThe right to liberty and security
4. DThe right to an effective remedy

Which body adopts laws in a parliamentary democracy?

1. AThe prime minister alone
2. BThe supreme court
3. CThe legislature (parliament)
4. DThe police

In CCSU v Minister for the Civil Service (the GCHQ case), Lord Diplock classified the grounds of judicial review as:

1. AIllegality, irrationality and procedural impropriety
2. BLegality, legitimacy and proportionality
3. CJurisdiction, motive and fairness
4. DFraud, mistake and duress

In the GCHQ case, the House of Lords held that the exercise of prerogative powers:

1. AIs always fully reviewable, whatever subject matter it concerns
2. BCan be reviewed only if Parliament agrees
3. CCan be judicially reviewed, depending on its subject matter
4. DCan never be reviewed by the courts

In Marbury v Madison (1803), the US Supreme Court established:

1. AThe power of courts to review the constitutionality of legislation
2. BThe President's veto power
3. CThe right to bear arms
4. DThe power of Congress to overrule decisions of the federal judiciary

Under Article 15 of the ECHR, a state may derogate from some obligations in time of war or public emergency, but not from:

1. AArticle 5 (liberty) and Article 6 (fair trial), among others
2. BArticle 11 (assembly)
3. CArticle 8 (private life)
4. DArticle 3 (torture) and Article 4(1) (slavery), among others

After 2001, the UK detained foreign terrorism suspects indefinitely without trial. In A v Home Secretary (the Belmarsh case), the House of Lords:

1. AOrdered the immediate release of all detainees
2. BUpheld the detention as a valid response to an emergency
3. CMade a declaration of incompatibility, finding the measure disproportionate and discriminatory
4. DHeld that national security questions were for the executive alone and could not be reviewed by courts