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1.Easy

Which body adopts laws in a parliamentary democracy?

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

The Dutch Parliament (Staten-Generaal) consists of:

  1. AThe provincial councils and municipal councils
  2. BThe King and the Council of Ministers
  3. CThe Council of State and the Supreme Court
  4. DThe House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) and the Senate (Eerste Kamer)
3.Easy

A "rigid" constitution is one that:

  1. ACan be changed by an ordinary Act
  2. BCan be amended only by a special procedure
  3. CCan never be amended at all
  4. DIs enforced strictly by the army
4.Medium

Ellen Street Estates v Minister of Health is cited for the principle that:

  1. AParliament can entrench an Act against later repeal by stating expressly that it may not be amended in future
  2. BEarlier Acts always prevail over later Acts
  3. CParliament cannot bind its successors, and a later Act impliedly repeals an inconsistent earlier one
  4. DCourts may refuse to apply a later Act
5.Medium

In Ghaidan v Godin-Mendoza, the House of Lords used section 3 of the Human Rights Act to read "as his or her wife or husband" in the Rent Act as:

  1. AApplying only to registered marriages
  2. BExcluding all unmarried partners
  3. CIncompatible, so it issued a declaration
  4. DIncluding same-sex partners
6.Medium

Proportionality review usually asks whether a measure:

  1. AIs the cheapest option available and has been approved by parliament
  2. BPursues a legitimate aim, is suitable, necessary and balanced
  3. CIs popular with voters
  4. DWas adopted quickly
7.Hard

The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 changed the office of Lord Chancellor so that:

  1. AThe Lord Chief Justice, not the Lord Chancellor, is head of the judiciary in England and Wales
  2. BThe Lord Chancellor gained power to dismiss judges
  3. CThe Lord Chancellor became President of the Supreme Court and head of the judiciary in England
  4. DThe office was abolished completely
8.Hard

In R (Nicklinson) v Ministry of Justice (2014), concerning the ban on assisted suicide, the majority of the UK Supreme Court:

  1. ARead the ban down under section 3 to allow assisted dying
  2. BDeclined to make a declaration of incompatibility at that time, leaving it to Parliament
  3. CHeld that Article 8 was not engaged at all
  4. DMade a declaration of incompatibility with Article 8, while leaving the ban itself in force for now

Answer key

  1. 1. A · The legislature (parliament)
  2. 2. D · The House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) and the Senate (Eerste Kamer)
  3. 3. B · Can be amended only by a special procedure
  4. 4. C · Parliament cannot bind its successors, and a later Act impliedly repeals an inconsistent earlier one
  5. 5. D · Including same-sex partners
  6. 6. B · Pursues a legitimate aim, is suitable, necessary and balanced
  7. 7. A · The Lord Chief Justice, not the Lord Chancellor, is head of the judiciary in England and Wales
  8. 8. B · Declined to make a declaration of incompatibility at that time, leaving it to Parliament

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