Constitutional law worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

In the UK, the royal prerogative is:

  1. AThe monarch's personal right to veto any Act
  2. BA set of powers of the Crown recognised by common law, not created by statute
  3. CThe right of judges to overrule Parliament
  4. DA set of powers conferred on the Prime Minister by the Constitutional Reform Act
2.Easy

The European Convention on Human Rights was drawn up within:

  1. AThe United Nations
  2. BThe Council of Europe
  3. CNATO
  4. DThe European Union
3.Easy

The Sewel convention says that the UK Parliament will not normally:

  1. ALegislate on Scottish matters without first holding a referendum in Scotland
  2. BDebate matters concerning Scotland
  3. CChange taxes without a referendum
  4. DLegislate on devolved matters without the devolved legislature's consent
4.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. AIncluding same-sex partners
  2. BExcluding all unmarried partners
  3. CIncompatible, so it issued a declaration
  4. DApplying only to registered marriages
5.Medium

The Dutch Constitution (Article 120) forbids courts from:

  1. AHearing criminal cases
  2. BReviewing Acts of Parliament for compatibility with the Constitution
  3. CApplying international treaties
  4. DReviewing decisions of municipalities and provinces against national statutes
6.Medium

To bring a claim for judicial review in England and Wales, the claimant must have:

  1. AA sufficient interest in the matter
  2. BSuffered financial loss
  3. CPermission from the minister
  4. DA contract with the public body
7.Hard

In R (Nicklinson) v Ministry of Justice (2014), concerning the ban on assisted suicide, the majority of the UK Supreme Court:

  1. ARead the ban down under section 3 to allow assisted dying
  2. BDeclined to make a declaration of incompatibility at that time, leaving it to Parliament
  3. CHeld that Article 8 was not engaged at all
  4. DMade a declaration of incompatibility with Article 8, while leaving the ban itself in force for now
8.Hard

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

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

Answer key

  1. 1. B · A set of powers of the Crown recognised by common law, not created by statute
  2. 2. B · The Council of Europe
  3. 3. D · Legislate on devolved matters without the devolved legislature's consent
  4. 4. A · Including same-sex partners
  5. 5. B · Reviewing Acts of Parliament for compatibility with the Constitution
  6. 6. A · A sufficient interest in the matter
  7. 7. B · Declined to make a declaration of incompatibility at that time, leaving it to Parliament
  8. 8. D · Rights can influence legal relations between private parties, often indirectly through courts

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