Constitutional law worksheet with answers

In the UK, after a bill passes both Houses of Parliament, it becomes an Act when it receives:

1. AA referendum vote
2. BRoyal Assent
3. CJudicial approval
4. DCabinet confirmation

The principle of legality in public law means that a public authority:

1. ACan act freely unless a statute expressly prohibits the particular action taken
2. BMust always be elected
3. CNeeds a legal basis for its actions, especially when interfering with rights
4. DCan ignore laws during weekends

Section 3 of the UK Human Rights Act 1998 requires courts to:

1. ARead and give effect to legislation compatibly with Convention rights, so far as possible
2. BFollow every judgment of the Strasbourg court
3. CStrike down any provision of an Act that cannot be read compatibly with Convention rights
4. DAsk Parliament to interpret unclear statutes

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

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

Parliamentary sovereignty (as described by Dicey) means that:

1. AParliament must obey previous Parliaments
2. BThe executive can override Parliament
3. CParliament can make or unmake any law, and no body can override its Acts
4. DCourts can strike down any Act of Parliament that conflicts with common law rights

Which ground of judicial review applies when a decision-maker ignores a relevant consideration?

1. ALegitimate expectation only
2. BProcedural impropriety only
3. CNone, because courts never review considerations
4. DIllegality

The legitimate expectation doctrine protects individuals when:

1. AA public body made a clear promise or established practice that it then seeks to depart from unfairly
2. BA contract with the government exists and the public body later fails to perform its contractual obligations
3. CAny person hopes for a favourable decision
4. DA minister speaks in Parliament

After 2001, the UK detained foreign terrorism suspects indefinitely without trial. In A v Home Secretary (the Belmarsh case), the House of Lords:

1. AHeld that national security questions were for the executive alone and could not be reviewed by courts
2. BOrdered the immediate release of all detainees
3. CMade a declaration of incompatibility, finding the measure disproportionate and discriminatory
4. DUpheld the detention as a valid response to an emergency