Constitutional law worksheet with answers

In the UK, the royal prerogative is:

1. AA set of powers conferred on the Prime Minister by the Constitutional Reform Act
2. BThe monarch's personal right to veto any Act
3. CThe right of judges to overrule Parliament
4. DA set of powers of the Crown recognised by common law, not created by statute

A referendum is:

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

Judicial independence means that:

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

A bicameral legislature has:

1. AOne chamber
2. BThree chambers
3. CNo elected members
4. DTwo chambers

A minister refuses to refer a complaint to a committee because the result might embarrass the government. In Padfield v Minister of Agriculture, the House of Lords held:

1. AThe refusal was lawful, since the Act imposed no duty to give reasons
2. BThe minister had unlimited discretion
3. COnly Parliament could question the minister
4. DThe refusal was unlawful, as it frustrated the purpose of the Act

Under Article 94 of the Dutch Constitution, Dutch courts:

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

In YL v Birmingham City Council (2007), the House of Lords held that a private care home housing residents funded by a council:

1. AWas a core public authority
2. BWas not exercising a function of a public nature under the Human Rights Act
3. CCould not house publicly funded residents
4. DWas a hybrid public authority bound by the Act for all the care it provided

In the Urgenda case (2019), the Dutch Supreme Court upheld an order requiring the State to:

1. APay damages to every Dutch citizen
2. BReduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25% compared with 1990 by the end of 2020
3. CWithdraw from international climate agreements
4. DClose all coal power stations immediately