Constitutional law worksheet with answers

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

1. AThe president can dissolve the legislature at will
2. BThe president is chosen by and from the legislature and must resign if it withdraws its confidence in the government
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

Judicial review allows courts to:

1. ADecide elections
2. BCheck whether public bodies act lawfully
3. CAppoint government ministers
4. DRewrite any legislation they consider unwise

Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights protects:

1. AThe right to marry
2. BThe right to an effective remedy
3. CThe right to liberty and security
4. DFreedom of religion

In England and Wales, a claim for judicial review must generally be filed:

1. AWithin six years
2. BPromptly, and in any event within three months
3. CWithin one year
4. DAt any time

To amend the Dutch Constitution under Article 137:

1. AA national referendum must approve it
2. BA simple majority in both chambers is enough, after which the King must sign the amendment into law
3. CA proposal is passed, elections follow, and then both chambers must approve it by two-thirds
4. DThe King and the Council of State decide it

In Golder v UK, the European Court of Human Rights held that Article 6 includes:

1. AA right to a jury trial
2. BA right to appeal to Strasbourg
3. CA right to free legal aid in all cases
4. DA right of access to a court

A woman with a terminal illness asks for a guarantee that her husband will not be prosecuted for helping her die. In Pretty v UK, the European Court of Human Rights held that Article 2:

1. AWas not engaged by her case at all
2. BDoes not include a right to die
3. CRequires states to allow assisted suicide
4. DRequires an immunity for her husband

Officers enter a writer's house and seize his papers under a warrant issued by a Secretary of State with no legal authority to issue it. In Entick v Carrington, the court held:

1. AThe search was lawful, because the warrant was signed
2. BThe search was lawful, because state necessity justified seizing the papers
3. CThe writer could only complain to Parliament
4. DThe search was unlawful, because state action needs legal authority