Constitutional law worksheet with answers

In the UK, the royal prerogative is:

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

A unitary state is one in which:

1. AThere is only one political party
2. BRegions have powers guaranteed by the constitution, which the centre cannot alter alone
3. CThe head of state is also head of government
4. DSovereign power is held at the centre, which may delegate powers to other levels

A constitutional monarchy is one in which the monarch:

1. ALeads the governing political party
2. BHolds all legislative and executive power personally, and ministers merely advise on request
3. CIs head of state but acts within constitutional limits, mostly on ministers' advice
4. DIs elected by parliament every five years

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

1. ASuffered financial loss
2. BPermission from the minister
3. CA contract with the public body
4. DA sufficient interest in the matter

In England and Wales, a claim for judicial review must generally be filed:

1. AWithin one year
2. BWithin six years
3. CPromptly, and in any event within three months
4. DAt any time

Under ECHR case law such as Sunday Times v UK, for a restriction to be "prescribed by law", the law must be:

1. AContained in a single written statute passed by parliament
2. BAdequately accessible and foreseeable in its effects
3. CApproved by a referendum
4. DOlder than the Convention

In Ireland v UK (1978), the European Court of Human Rights held that the "five techniques" used in interrogating detainees in Northern Ireland were:

1. AInhuman and degrading treatment, but not torture
2. BA breach of Article 5 only
3. CTorture under Article 3
4. DLawful because of the emergency

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. AUsing the revocation power this way was unlawful
2. BThe minister could act for any purpose
3. CThe revocation was lawful under the statute
4. DLicence holders had no legal rights