Constitutional law worksheet with answers

The Salisbury convention in the UK means that the House of Lords:

1. AMay permanently veto bills that alter the constitution of the United Kingdom
2. BDoes not block government bills carrying out manifesto commitments
3. CElects the Speaker of the House of Commons
4. DMust approve all money bills within one week

In a parliamentary system, the government usually depends on:

1. AThe approval of the courts
2. BThe confidence of parliament
3. CA referendum every year
4. DThe support of the head of state only

The United Kingdom's constitution is best described as:

1. ACopied from the US constitution
2. BLargely uncodified
3. CSet out entirely in EU treaties
4. DFully written in one document

In Lingens v Austria, the European Court of Human Rights held that politicians:

1. AMust tolerate wider criticism than private individuals
2. BAre fully protected from any criticism
3. CHave no rights under Article 10
4. DCannot sue for defamation at all

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

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

Article 2 of the ECHR (right to life) imposes on states a positive obligation to:

1. AGuarantee that no citizen ever dies
2. BGuarantee free housing and healthcare to everyone within their territory
3. CAbolish all police forces
4. DTake appropriate steps to safeguard lives within their jurisdiction

The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 changed the office of Lord Chancellor so that:

1. AThe Lord Chancellor gained power to dismiss judges
2. BThe Lord Chancellor became President of the Supreme Court and head of the judiciary in England
3. CThe Lord Chief Justice, not the Lord Chancellor, is head of the judiciary in England and Wales
4. DThe office was abolished completely

In the Urgenda case (2019), the Dutch Supreme Court upheld an order requiring the State to:

1. AClose all coal power stations immediately
2. BReduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25% compared with 1990 by the end of 2020
3. CWithdraw from international climate agreements
4. DPay damages to every Dutch citizen