Constitutional law worksheet with answers

The UK convention of collective ministerial responsibility means that:

1. AEach minister can veto Cabinet decisions
2. BMinisters are elected together as a group
3. CMinisters must publicly support government decisions or resign
4. DAll ministers are jointly liable in court for government decisions

Articles 8 to 11 of the ECHR are "qualified" rights. This means that:

1. AInterferences can be justified if lawful, for a legitimate aim and necessary in a democratic society
2. BThey protect only qualified professionals
3. CThey can be restricted only during war or a public emergency threatening the life of the nation, under Article 15
4. DThey can never be restricted in any way

A writ of habeas corpus:

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

Under ECHR case law such as Sunday Times v UK, for a restriction to be "prescribed by law", the law must be:

1. AAdequately accessible and foreseeable in its effects
2. BOlder than the Convention
3. CApproved by a referendum
4. DContained in a single written statute passed by parliament

A chief constable is dismissed without being told the charges or given a chance to respond. In Ridge v Baldwin, the House of Lords held:

1. AOnly Parliament could review the decision
2. BThe dismissal was valid, because the police had no contract
3. CThe dismissal was valid, as it was an administrative decision
4. DThe dismissal was void for breach of natural justice

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

1. AProcedural impropriety only
2. BIllegality
3. CLegitimate expectation only
4. DNone, because courts never review considerations

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

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

Which statement about "horizontal effect" of human rights is correct?

1. ARights apply only between states
2. BPrivate parties can be brought directly before the Strasbourg court by individuals whose rights they breach
3. CHorizontal effect means rights apply only to horizontal property boundaries
4. DRights can influence legal relations between private parties, often indirectly through courts