Constitutional law worksheet with answers

Under the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, the House of Lords can generally delay most public bills passed by the Commons for about:

1. AOne year
2. BFive years
3. CAs long as it wishes
4. DOne week

A codified constitution is one whose main rules are:

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

In a presidential system, such as that of the United States:

1. AThe president can dissolve the legislature at will
2. BThe head of the executive is elected separately and does not depend on the legislature's confidence
3. CThe president is chosen by and from the legislature and must resign if it withdraws its confidence in the government
4. DThe president is a ceremonial figure with no powers

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

1. AIllegality
2. BNone, because courts never review considerations
3. CLegitimate expectation only
4. DProcedural impropriety only

Constitutional conventions are:

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

Under section 2 of the UK Human Rights Act 1998, UK courts must, when deciding Convention rights questions:

1. ATake into account judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
2. BIgnore Strasbourg case law
3. CFollow every relevant Strasbourg judgment strictly, as binding precedent
4. DRefer all questions to Strasbourg

In the Dutch system, the Council of State (Raad van State) mainly:

1. AElects the members of parliament
2. BHears criminal appeals
3. CAdvises on legislation and acts as the highest administrative court in many areas
4. DAppoints the prime minister and supervises the formation of a new coalition government

In the Case of Proclamations (1610), the court held that the King:

1. ACould change any law by proclamation
2. BCould suspend Acts of Parliament
3. CCould dismiss judges who disagreed
4. DCould not create new offences by proclamation