Constitutional law worksheet with answers

In a presidential system, such as that of the United States:

1. AThe head of the executive is elected separately and does not depend on the legislature's confidence
2. BThe president is a ceremonial figure with no powers
3. CThe president can dissolve the legislature at will
4. DThe president is chosen by and from the legislature and must resign if it withdraws its confidence in the government

The separation of powers divides state power between:

1. AThe police, the army and the courts
2. BThe central, regional and local tiers of government
3. CParliament, the monarch and the church
4. DThe legislature, the executive and the judiciary

In the UK, after a bill passes both Houses of Parliament, it becomes an Act when it receives:

1. ARoyal Assent
2. BJudicial approval
3. CCabinet confirmation
4. DA referendum vote

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

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

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

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

Under the UK Human Rights Act 1998, if a court cannot read an Act compatibly with Convention rights, it can:

1. AMake a declaration of incompatibility, leaving the Act in force
2. BOrder Parliament to amend the Act within a month
3. CRefer the case to the European Court of Human Rights automatically
4. DStrike down the Act immediately

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

In the Case of Proclamations (1610), the court held that the King:

1. ACould dismiss judges who disagreed
2. BCould not create new offences by proclamation
3. CCould suspend Acts of Parliament
4. DCould change any law by proclamation