Constitutional law worksheet with answers

A writ of habeas corpus:

1. AOrders a public body to perform a statutory duty
2. BAllows the police to detain a suspect without charge for up to a week while a court reviews the evidence against them
3. CRequires a detained person to be brought before a court so that the legality of the detention can be tested
4. DPermits the government to search private homes

Under section 6 of the UK Human Rights Act 1998, it is unlawful for:

1. ACourts to apply Acts of Parliament
2. BA public authority to act incompatibly with Convention rights
3. CA private person to breach any Convention right
4. DParliament to pass any Act limiting rights

A referendum is:

1. AA direct vote by the electorate on a particular question
2. BA decision of the constitutional court
3. CA vote of no confidence in the government by members of parliament
4. DAn election of members of parliament

Under Article 94 of the Dutch Constitution, Dutch courts:

1. ADo not apply statutes that conflict with treaty provisions binding on everyone
2. BCan strike down statutes that conflict with the Constitution or with general principles
3. CApply statutes even if they conflict with treaties
4. DMust refer all treaty questions to the Council of State

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

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

A bicameral legislature has:

1. AThree chambers
2. BTwo chambers
3. CNo elected members
4. DOne chamber

A tribunal orders publication of Prince Charles's letters to ministers. The Attorney General issues a certificate under the Freedom of Information Act overriding it. In R (Evans) v Attorney General (2015), the Supreme Court held:

1. AThe Act was incompatible with Article 10 ECHR
2. BThe letters could never be published
3. CThe certificate was valid, as the Act gave him an unqualified veto over any tribunal decision on disclosure
4. DThe certificate was invalid, as he had merely disagreed with the tribunal's view of the same facts

A prison policy requires prisoners to be absent while officers search their cells, including their legal correspondence. In R (Daly) v Home Secretary (2001), the House of Lords held:

1. AThe blanket policy unlawfully interfered with legal professional privilege
2. BThe policy was lawful, as prisoners have no privacy
3. CThe policy was lawful, as prisons need security
4. DThe policy was unlawful only for unconvicted prisoners held on remand awaiting trial