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1.Easy

Which body adopts laws in a parliamentary democracy?

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

A constitutional monarchy is one in which the monarch:

  1. AHolds all legislative and executive power personally, and ministers merely advise on request
  2. BLeads the governing political party
  3. CIs head of state but acts within constitutional limits, mostly on ministers' advice
  4. DIs elected by parliament every five years
3.Easy

Which right is protected by Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights?

  1. ARight to marry
  2. BFreedom of expression
  3. CProhibition of torture
  4. DRight to life
4.Medium

In Hirst v UK (No 2), the European Court of Human Rights held that the UK's blanket ban on voting by convicted prisoners:

  1. AWas within the UK's margin of appreciation
  2. BViolated the right to free elections in Protocol 1, Article 3
  3. CWas justified because prisoners have no rights
  4. DViolated the right to freedom of expression in Article 10 of the Convention
5.Medium

Constitutional conventions are:

  1. ANon-legal rules of political practice that are regarded as binding
  2. BInternational treaties about the constitution
  3. CMeetings held to write a new constitution
  4. DWritten rules found in statutes that courts enforce like any other law
6.Medium

Under British Oxygen v Minister of Technology, a public body that adopts a policy for exercising its discretion must:

  1. AStill be willing to listen to anyone with something new to say
  2. BHave the policy approved by Parliament
  3. CMake no policy at all
  4. DApply the policy rigidly in every case to ensure consistent treatment
7.Hard

In the Harmonisatiewet judgment (1989), the Dutch Supreme Court held that Article 120 of the Constitution:

  1. AApplies only to delegated legislation
  2. BWas overridden by the principle of legal certainty
  3. CPrevents courts from reviewing Acts of Parliament against fundamental principles of law
  4. DAllows courts to strike down Acts that breach fundamental principles such as legal certainty
8.Hard

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

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

Answer key

  1. 1. A · The legislature (parliament)
  2. 2. C · Is head of state but acts within constitutional limits, mostly on ministers' advice
  3. 3. B · Freedom of expression
  4. 4. B · Violated the right to free elections in Protocol 1, Article 3
  5. 5. A · Non-legal rules of political practice that are regarded as binding
  6. 6. A · Still be willing to listen to anyone with something new to say
  7. 7. C · Prevents courts from reviewing Acts of Parliament against fundamental principles of law
  8. 8. D · Could not create new offences by proclamation

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