Constitutional law worksheet with answers

In a presidential system, such as that of the United States:

1. AThe president is chosen by and from the legislature and must resign if it withdraws its confidence in the government
2. BThe head of the executive is elected separately and does not depend on the legislature's confidence
3. CThe president is a ceremonial figure with no powers
4. DThe president can dissolve the legislature at will

In the UK, the head of government is:

1. AThe monarch
2. BThe Speaker of the House of Commons
3. CThe Lord Chancellor
4. DThe Prime Minister

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

1. AChange taxes without a referendum
2. BLegislate on Scottish matters without first holding a referendum in Scotland
3. CLegislate on devolved matters without the devolved legislature's consent
4. DDebate matters concerning Scotland

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

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

In Marbury v Madison (1803), the US Supreme Court established:

1. AThe President's veto power
2. BThe right to bear arms
3. CThe power of courts to review the constitutionality of legislation
4. DThe power of Congress to overrule decisions of the federal judiciary

In R (Jackson) v Attorney General, the House of Lords held that:

1. AThe House of Lords could veto any bill permanently
2. BActs passed under the Parliament Acts were merely invalid delegated legislation
3. CThe Hunting Act was incompatible with Convention rights
4. DThe Parliament Act 1949 and the Hunting Act 2004 passed under it were valid

The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 changed the office of Lord Chancellor so that:

1. AThe Lord Chief Justice, not the Lord Chancellor, is head of the judiciary in England and Wales
2. BThe Lord Chancellor gained power to dismiss judges
3. CThe Lord Chancellor became President of the Supreme Court and head of the judiciary in England
4. DThe office was abolished completely

The government introduces high fees for bringing claims to employment tribunals, and the number of claims falls sharply. In R (UNISON) v Lord Chancellor (2017), the Supreme Court held:

1. AThe fees breached only EU competition law
2. BThe fees were lawful because Parliament authorised fees
3. CThe fees were lawful because users of the courts must pay for them
4. DThe fees were unlawful because they prevented access to justice