Constitutional law worksheet with answers

Which Act created the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom?

1. AParliament Act 1911
2. BHuman Rights Act 1998
3. CScotland Act 1998
4. DConstitutional Reform Act 2005

Judicial review allows courts to:

1. AAppoint government ministers
2. BDecide elections
3. CCheck whether public bodies act lawfully
4. DRewrite any legislation they consider unwise

In a presidential system, such as that of the United States:

1. AThe president is chosen by and from the legislature and must resign if it withdraws its confidence in the government
2. BThe president can dissolve the legislature at will
3. CThe president is a ceremonial figure with no powers
4. DThe head of the executive is elected separately and does not depend on the legislature's confidence

Under Article 94 of the Dutch Constitution, Dutch courts:

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

Under AG v De Keyser's Royal Hotel, when a statute covers the same ground as a prerogative power:

1. AThe government may still choose the prerogative if it offers more flexible powers
2. BThe government can choose freely between the two
3. CThe prerogative is put in abeyance and the government must act under the statute
4. DThe prerogative overrides the statute

Which ground of judicial review applies when a decision-maker ignores a relevant consideration?

1. AIllegality
2. BNone, because courts never review considerations
3. CProcedural impropriety only
4. DLegitimate expectation only

In R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the EU (2017), the Supreme Court said about the Sewel convention that:

1. AIt requires Scottish consent to the UK's withdrawal from the EU
2. BIt is a political convention that courts cannot enforce
3. CIt became legally binding when written into statute
4. DIt applies only to Northern Ireland

Article 79(3) of the German Basic Law (the "eternity clause") forbids amendments that affect:

1. AThe federal structure, the Länder's participation in legislation, or the principles in Articles 1 and 20
2. BThe electoral system, the number of seats in the Bundestag, or any of the rules in Articles 38 to 48 on elections
3. COnly the articles on taxation
4. DAny article of the Basic Law at all