Constitutional law worksheet with answers

In the UK, the head of government is:

1. AThe monarch
2. BThe Prime Minister
3. CThe Speaker of the House of Commons
4. DThe Lord Chancellor

Under section 19 of the UK Human Rights Act 1998, the minister in charge of a bill must:

1. AObtain the Supreme Court's approval of its compatibility before second reading
2. BSend it to the European Court of Human Rights
3. CMake a statement about whether it is compatible with Convention rights
4. DHold a public consultation on it

A unitary state is one in which:

1. AThe head of state is also head of government
2. BRegions have powers guaranteed by the constitution, which the centre cannot alter alone
3. CSovereign power is held at the centre, which may delegate powers to other levels
4. DThere is only one political party

In Dudgeon v UK, the European Court of Human Rights held that criminalising consensual homosexual acts between adult men in Northern Ireland:

1. AViolated only the right to marry
2. BWas justified under Article 8(2) as necessary to protect public morals
3. CViolated the right to respect for private life under Article 8
4. DWas outside the scope of the Convention

In R (Jackson) v Attorney General, the House of Lords held that:

1. AThe Parliament Act 1949 and the Hunting Act 2004 passed under it were valid
2. BActs passed under the Parliament Acts were merely invalid delegated legislation
3. CThe House of Lords could veto any bill permanently
4. DThe Hunting Act was incompatible with Convention rights

In the United States, Congress can override a presidential veto by:

1. AA simple majority in the House only
2. BA two-thirds vote in both the House and the Senate
3. CA three-quarters vote of the states
4. DAsking the Supreme Court to approve the bill

Under Article 15 of the ECHR, a state may derogate from some obligations in time of war or public emergency, but not from:

1. AArticle 8 (private life)
2. BArticle 3 (torture) and Article 4(1) (slavery), among others
3. CArticle 5 (liberty) and Article 6 (fair trial), among others
4. DArticle 11 (assembly)

In R (Privacy International) v Investigatory Powers Tribunal (2019), the Supreme Court held that an ouster clause protecting the Tribunal's decisions:

1. AWas invalid because it was in secondary legislation
2. BExcluded all review of its decisions
3. CApplied only to decisions on national security
4. DDid not exclude judicial review of its errors of law