Constitutional law worksheet with answers

A codified constitution is one whose main rules are:

1. ABased entirely on unwritten customs
2. BCollected in a single written document
3. CAgreed afresh after every election
4. DFound only in judicial decisions

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

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

In the United States, the "Bill of Rights" refers to:

1. AA statute passed by Congress in the 1960s
2. BThe Declaration of Independence
3. CThe first article of the Constitution
4. DThe first ten amendments to the Constitution

In Soering v UK, the European Court of Human Rights held that extraditing a man to the US to face a possible death sentence would breach Article 3 because:

1. AThe death penalty itself always amounts to torture under Article 3
2. BOf the extreme conditions and long wait on death row
3. CThe US is not a party to the Convention
4. DHe would not receive a fair trial

In CCSU v Minister for the Civil Service (the GCHQ case), Lord Diplock classified the grounds of judicial review as:

1. AIllegality, irrationality and procedural impropriety
2. BFraud, mistake and duress
3. CLegality, legitimacy and proportionality
4. DJurisdiction, motive and fairness

Which rights in the ECHR are absolute and allow no derogation even in an emergency?

1. AFreedom of assembly (Article 11)
2. BThe prohibition of torture (Article 3)
3. CFreedom of expression (Article 10)
4. DRight to respect for private life (Article 8)

In R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the EU (2017), the UK Supreme Court held that:

1. AParliamentary legislation was required to give notice of withdrawal from the EU
2. BThe government could give notice using prerogative powers without any Act of Parliament
3. CDevolved legislatures had a veto over Brexit
4. DThe referendum result was legally binding

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