Constitutional law worksheet with answers

A referendum is:

1. AA vote of no confidence in the government by members of parliament
2. BAn election of members of parliament
3. CA decision of the constitutional court
4. DA direct vote by the electorate on a particular question

Devolution in the UK means that:

1. ALocal councils can override Acts of Parliament
2. BThe monarch shares power with regional parliaments
3. CParliament transfers some powers to bodies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland while remaining sovereign
4. DThe UK has become a federal state in which the regional powers are entrenched and cannot be removed by Westminster

The rule of law means, at its core, that:

1. AThe government can change any law at any time without limits
2. BOnly citizens must follow the law
3. CJudges make all laws
4. DEveryone, including the government, is subject to the law

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

1. AApply the policy rigidly in every case to ensure consistent treatment
2. BMake no policy at all
3. CHave the policy approved by Parliament
4. DStill be willing to listen to anyone with something new to say

In R (Jackson) v Attorney General, the House of Lords held that:

1. AActs passed under the Parliament Acts were merely invalid delegated legislation
2. BThe Parliament Act 1949 and the Hunting Act 2004 passed under it were valid
3. CThe House of Lords could veto any bill permanently
4. DThe Hunting Act was incompatible with Convention rights

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

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

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

1. AAllows courts to strike down Acts that breach fundamental principles such as legal certainty
2. BPrevents courts from reviewing Acts of Parliament against fundamental principles of law
3. CWas overridden by the principle of legal certainty
4. DApplies only to delegated legislation

In Brown v Board of Education (1954), the US Supreme Court held that racial segregation in public schools:

1. AWas constitutional so long as the separate facilities were of equal quality
2. BWas a matter for each state alone
3. CViolated only the First Amendment
4. DViolated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment