Constitutional law worksheet with answers

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

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

Section 3 of the UK Human Rights Act 1998 requires courts to:

1. ARead and give effect to legislation compatibly with Convention rights, so far as possible
2. BAsk Parliament to interpret unclear statutes
3. CFollow every judgment of the Strasbourg court
4. DStrike down any provision of an Act that cannot be read compatibly with Convention rights

The European Convention on Human Rights was drawn up within:

1. ANATO
2. BThe Council of Europe
3. CThe European Union
4. DThe United Nations

Under British Oxygen v Minister of Technology, a public body that adopts a policy for exercising its discretion must:

1. AHave the policy approved by Parliament
2. BApply the policy rigidly in every case to ensure consistent treatment
3. CStill be willing to listen to anyone with something new to say
4. DMake no policy at all

Article 2 of the ECHR (right to life) imposes on states a positive obligation to:

1. ATake appropriate steps to safeguard lives within their jurisdiction
2. BGuarantee that no citizen ever dies
3. CGuarantee free housing and healthcare to everyone within their territory
4. DAbolish all police forces

In Soering v UK, the European Court of Human Rights held that extraditing a man to the US to face a possible death sentence would breach Article 3 because:

1. AOf the extreme conditions and long wait on death row
2. BThe death penalty itself always amounts to torture under Article 3
3. CThe US is not a party to the Convention
4. DHe would not receive a fair trial

People buy TV licences early to avoid a fee increase, and the Home Office threatens to revoke them unless they pay the extra. In Congreve v Home Office, the court held:

1. AThe minister could act for any purpose
2. BUsing the revocation power this way was unlawful
3. CLicence holders had no legal rights
4. DThe revocation was lawful under the statute

The Wednesbury unreasonableness test asks whether a decision is:

1. ADifferent from what the judge would have decided on the same evidence
2. BUnpopular with the public
3. CSo unreasonable that no reasonable authority could have made it
4. DSlightly less than ideal