Constitutional law worksheet with answers

The rule of law means, at its core, that:

1. AJudges make all laws
2. BOnly citizens must follow the law
3. CThe government can change any law at any time without limits
4. DEveryone, including the government, is subject to the law

A codified constitution is one whose main rules are:

1. AAgreed afresh after every election
2. BBased entirely on unwritten customs
3. CCollected in a single written document
4. DFound only in judicial 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 can never be restricted in any way
3. CThey protect only qualified professionals
4. DThey can be restricted only during war or a public emergency threatening the life of the nation, under Article 15

In R v Bow Street Magistrate, ex p Pinochet (No 2), the House of Lords set aside its own earlier decision because:

1. APinochet had not been given a lawyer of his own choice at the hearing
2. BThe case had been heard in private
3. CThe judges had made a legal mistake
4. DOne judge had links to a charity that was a party to the case

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

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

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

1. ANone, because courts never review considerations
2. BProcedural impropriety only
3. CIllegality
4. DLegitimate expectation only

Under Article 15 of the ECHR, a state may derogate from some obligations in time of war or public emergency, but not from:

1. AArticle 8 (private life)
2. BArticle 3 (torture) and Article 4(1) (slavery), among others
3. CArticle 11 (assembly)
4. DArticle 5 (liberty) and Article 6 (fair trial), among others

Article 79(3) of the German Basic Law (the "eternity clause") forbids amendments that affect:

1. AThe electoral system, the number of seats in the Bundestag, or any of the rules in Articles 38 to 48 on elections
2. BOnly the articles on taxation
3. CThe federal structure, the Länder's participation in legislation, or the principles in Articles 1 and 20
4. DAny article of the Basic Law at all