Constitutional law worksheet with answers

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. BFive years
3. COne year
4. DOne week

The European Convention on Human Rights is enforced by:

1. AThe Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg
2. BThe European Parliament
3. CThe European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg
4. DThe International Court of Justice in The Hague

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

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

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

In Hirst v UK (No 2), the European Court of Human Rights held that the UK's blanket ban on voting by convicted prisoners:

1. AWas justified because prisoners have no rights
2. BViolated the right to freedom of expression in Article 10 of the Convention
3. CWas within the UK's margin of appreciation
4. DViolated the right to free elections in Protocol 1, Article 3

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

1. ALegitimate expectation only
2. BIllegality
3. CProcedural impropriety only
4. DNone, because courts never review considerations

Since the 2008 constitutional reform in France, the "question prioritaire de constitutionnalité" allows:

1. AThe President to suspend a statute for one year
2. BJudges in any court to strike down statutes themselves
3. CAny citizen to challenge a bill before Parliament votes on it, by petition to the Conseil constitutionnel
4. DA party in court to ask for a statute in force to be reviewed for breach of constitutional rights

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

1. AOverrule the court's declaration
2. BSuspend the Convention right in question
3. CAmend the incompatible legislation by a remedial order
4. DRefer the case directly to Strasbourg