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1.Easy

The United Kingdom's constitution is best described as:

  1. AFully written in one document
  2. BCopied from the US constitution
  3. CLargely uncodified
  4. DSet out entirely in EU treaties
2.Easy

Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights protects:

  1. AThe right to a fair trial
  2. BFreedom of assembly
  3. CThe right to life
  4. DThe right to free elections
3.Easy

Articles 8 to 11 of the ECHR are "qualified" rights. This means that:

  1. AThey can be restricted only during war or a public emergency threatening the life of the nation, under Article 15
  2. BInterferences can be justified if lawful, for a legitimate aim and necessary in a democratic society
  3. CThey can never be restricted in any way
  4. DThey protect only qualified professionals
4.Medium

In R v Home Secretary, ex p Fire Brigades Union, the House of Lords held the minister acted unlawfully by:

  1. AUsing the prerogative to set up a scheme inconsistent with a statutory scheme not yet in force
  2. BRefusing to consult the fire brigades
  3. CBringing the statutory scheme into force without first consulting the bodies that would be affected by it
  4. DBringing a statute into force too quickly
5.Medium

Parliamentary sovereignty (as described by Dicey) means that:

  1. AThe executive can override Parliament
  2. BParliament can make or unmake any law, and no body can override its Acts
  3. CParliament must obey previous Parliaments
  4. DCourts can strike down any Act of Parliament that conflicts with common law rights
6.Medium

To bring a claim for judicial review in England and Wales, the claimant must have:

  1. ASuffered financial loss
  2. BPermission from the minister
  3. CA sufficient interest in the matter
  4. DA contract with the public body
7.Hard

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

After a court makes a declaration of incompatibility, section 10 of the UK Human Rights Act 1998 allows a minister to:

  1. ASuspend the Convention right in question
  2. BAmend the incompatible legislation by a remedial order
  3. CRefer the case directly to Strasbourg
  4. DOverrule the court's declaration

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Largely uncodified
  2. 2. A · The right to a fair trial
  3. 3. B · Interferences can be justified if lawful, for a legitimate aim and necessary in a democratic society
  4. 4. A · Using the prerogative to set up a scheme inconsistent with a statutory scheme not yet in force
  5. 5. B · Parliament can make or unmake any law, and no body can override its Acts
  6. 6. C · A sufficient interest in the matter
  7. 7. A · Was not exercising a function of a public nature under the Human Rights Act
  8. 8. B · Amend the incompatible legislation by a remedial order

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