Constitutional law worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

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

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

The United Kingdom's constitution is best described as:

  1. ASet out entirely in EU treaties
  2. BFully written in one document
  3. CCopied from the US constitution
  4. DLargely uncodified
3.Easy

A unitary state is one in which:

  1. AThe head of state is also head of government
  2. BSovereign power is held at the centre, which may delegate powers to other levels
  3. CThere is only one political party
  4. DRegions have powers guaranteed by the constitution, which the centre cannot alter alone
4.Medium

In Thoburn v Sunderland City Council (the "metric martyrs" case), Laws LJ said that "constitutional statutes":

  1. ACannot be impliedly repealed, only expressly
  2. BPrevail automatically over all later Acts of Parliament
  3. CMust be approved by referendum
  4. DCannot be repealed at all
5.Medium

In the GCHQ case, the House of Lords held that the exercise of prerogative powers:

  1. ACan be judicially reviewed, depending on its subject matter
  2. BCan never be reviewed by the courts
  3. CCan be reviewed only if Parliament agrees
  4. DIs always fully reviewable, whatever subject matter it concerns
6.Medium

In Ghaidan v Godin-Mendoza, the House of Lords used section 3 of the Human Rights Act to read "as his or her wife or husband" in the Rent Act as:

  1. AIncompatible, so it issued a declaration
  2. BIncluding same-sex partners
  3. CApplying only to registered marriages
  4. DExcluding all unmarried partners
7.Hard

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

  1. AAdvises on legislation and acts as the highest administrative court in many areas
  2. BAppoints the prime minister and supervises the formation of a new coalition government
  3. CElects the members of parliament
  4. DHears criminal appeals
8.Hard

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 not create new offences by proclamation
  4. DCould dismiss judges who disagreed

Answer key

  1. 1. C · A public authority to act incompatibly with Convention rights
  2. 2. D · Largely uncodified
  3. 3. B · Sovereign power is held at the centre, which may delegate powers to other levels
  4. 4. A · Cannot be impliedly repealed, only expressly
  5. 5. A · Can be judicially reviewed, depending on its subject matter
  6. 6. B · Including same-sex partners
  7. 7. A · Advises on legislation and acts as the highest administrative court in many areas
  8. 8. C · Could not create new offences by proclamation

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