Constitutional law worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

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

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

In the UK, the head of government is:

  1. AThe monarch
  2. BThe Prime Minister
  3. CThe Lord Chancellor
  4. DThe Speaker of the House of Commons
3.Easy

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

  1. ARight to life
  2. BProhibition of torture
  3. CFreedom of expression
  4. DRight to marry
4.Medium

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. BJurisdiction, motive and fairness
  3. CFraud, mistake and duress
  4. DLegality, legitimacy and proportionality
5.Medium

In Lingens v Austria, the European Court of Human Rights held that politicians:

  1. AAre fully protected from any criticism
  2. BCannot sue for defamation at all
  3. CMust tolerate wider criticism than private individuals
  4. DHave no rights under Article 10
6.Medium

A chief constable is dismissed without being told the charges or given a chance to respond. In Ridge v Baldwin, the House of Lords held:

  1. AOnly Parliament could review the decision
  2. BThe dismissal was valid, as it was an administrative decision
  3. CThe dismissal was valid, because the police had no contract
  4. DThe dismissal was void for breach of natural justice
7.Hard

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

  1. AWithdraw from international climate agreements
  2. BPay damages to every Dutch citizen
  3. CClose all coal power stations immediately
  4. DReduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25% compared with 1990 by the end of 2020
8.Hard

The Venice Commission is:

  1. AThe Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional law
  2. BThe EU's highest court
  3. CA United Nations body that hears individual human rights complaints
  4. DAn Italian regional parliament

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Everyone, including the government, is subject to the law
  2. 2. B · The Prime Minister
  3. 3. C · Freedom of expression
  4. 4. A · Illegality, irrationality and procedural impropriety
  5. 5. C · Must tolerate wider criticism than private individuals
  6. 6. D · The dismissal was void for breach of natural justice
  7. 7. D · Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25% compared with 1990 by the end of 2020
  8. 8. A · The Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional law

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