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1.Easy

Under the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, the House of Lords can generally delay most public bills passed by the Commons for about:

  1. AAs long as it wishes
  2. BOne week
  3. CFive years
  4. DOne year
2.Easy

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

  1. AFreedom of expression
  2. BRight to marry
  3. CRight to life
  4. DProhibition of torture
3.Easy

Which Act created the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom?

  1. AHuman Rights Act 1998
  2. BScotland Act 1998
  3. CConstitutional Reform Act 2005
  4. DParliament Act 1911
4.Medium

In the Factortame litigation, while the UK was an EU member, the House of Lords:

  1. AReferred the matter to the European Court of Human Rights
  2. BHeld that EU law could never limit Acts of Parliament
  3. CDeclared the European Communities Act 1972 invalid
  4. DDisapplied parts of an Act of Parliament that conflicted with EU law
5.Medium

Constitutional conventions are:

  1. AInternational treaties about the constitution
  2. BNon-legal rules of political practice that are regarded as binding
  3. CWritten rules found in statutes that courts enforce like any other law
  4. DMeetings held to write a new constitution
6.Medium

Under Porter v Magill, the test for apparent bias asks whether:

  1. AThe decision-maker had ever met any party
  2. BA fair-minded and informed observer would conclude there was a real possibility of bias
  3. CThe claimant personally and reasonably believed that the decision-maker had been biased against them
  4. DThe decision-maker was actually biased
7.Hard

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

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

In the Dutch system, the Council of State (Raad van State) mainly:

  1. AElects the members of parliament
  2. BAppoints the prime minister and supervises the formation of a new coalition government
  3. CHears criminal appeals
  4. DAdvises on legislation and acts as the highest administrative court in many areas

Answer key

  1. 1. D · One year
  2. 2. A · Freedom of expression
  3. 3. C · Constitutional Reform Act 2005
  4. 4. D · Disapplied parts of an Act of Parliament that conflicted with EU law
  5. 5. B · Non-legal rules of political practice that are regarded as binding
  6. 6. B · A fair-minded and informed observer would conclude there was a real possibility of bias
  7. 7. B · The federal structure, the Länder's participation in legislation, or the principles in Articles 1 and 20
  8. 8. D · Advises on legislation and acts as the highest administrative court in many areas

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