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1.Easy

A federal state is one in which:

  1. AAll power is held by the capital city
  2. BThere is no central government
  3. CPower is constitutionally divided between a central government and regions
  4. DRegions may secede unilaterally whenever a majority of their voters wishes
2.Easy

A "rigid" constitution is one that:

  1. ACan be amended only by a special procedure
  2. BCan be changed by an ordinary Act
  3. CIs enforced strictly by the army
  4. DCan never be amended at all
3.Easy

A codified constitution is one whose main rules are:

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

Under AG v De Keyser's Royal Hotel, when a statute covers the same ground as a prerogative power:

  1. AThe prerogative is put in abeyance and the government must act under the statute
  2. BThe government may still choose the prerogative if it offers more flexible powers
  3. CThe government can choose freely between the two
  4. DThe prerogative overrides the statute
5.Medium

To amend the Dutch Constitution under Article 137:

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

Constitutional conventions are:

  1. AMeetings held to write a new constitution
  2. BNon-legal rules of political practice that are regarded as binding
  3. CInternational treaties about the constitution
  4. DWritten rules found in statutes that courts enforce like any other law
7.Hard

In R (Nicklinson) v Ministry of Justice (2014), concerning the ban on assisted suicide, the majority of the UK Supreme Court:

  1. ARead the ban down under section 3 to allow assisted dying
  2. BHeld that Article 8 was not engaged at all
  3. CDeclined to make a declaration of incompatibility at that time, leaving it to Parliament
  4. DMade a declaration of incompatibility with Article 8, while leaving the ban itself in force for now
8.Hard

The Venice Commission is:

  1. AAn Italian regional parliament
  2. BThe Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional law
  3. CA United Nations body that hears individual human rights complaints
  4. DThe EU's highest court

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Power is constitutionally divided between a central government and regions
  2. 2. A · Can be amended only by a special procedure
  3. 3. C · Collected in a single written document
  4. 4. A · The prerogative is put in abeyance and the government must act under the statute
  5. 5. C · A proposal is passed, elections follow, and then both chambers must approve it by two-thirds
  6. 6. B · Non-legal rules of political practice that are regarded as binding
  7. 7. C · Declined to make a declaration of incompatibility at that time, leaving it to Parliament
  8. 8. B · The Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional law

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