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

A federal state is one in which:

1. AThere is no central government
2. BAll power is held by the capital city
3. CPower is constitutionally divided between a central government and regions
4. DRegions may secede unilaterally whenever a majority of their voters wishes

Which body adopts laws in a parliamentary democracy?

1. AThe supreme court
2. BThe police
3. CThe prime minister alone
4. DThe legislature (parliament)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Since the 2008 constitutional reform in France, the "question prioritaire de constitutionnalité" allows:

1. AJudges in any court to strike down statutes themselves
2. BThe President to suspend a statute for one year
3. CAny citizen to challenge a bill before Parliament votes on it, by petition to the Conseil constitutionnel
4. DA party in court to ask for a statute in force to be reviewed for breach of constitutional rights

A woman with a terminal illness asks for a guarantee that her husband will not be prosecuted for helping her die. In Pretty v UK, the European Court of Human Rights held that Article 2:

1. ADoes not include a right to die
2. BRequires states to allow assisted suicide
3. CWas not engaged by her case at all
4. DRequires an immunity for her husband