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UK Constitutional Law – Multiple Choice
Quiz
1. The UK constitution is described as:
A) Codified and entrenched
B) Written and rigid
C) Unwritten and not entrenched
D) Federal and supreme
2. The UK constitution is made up of:
A) A single written document
B) Judicial decisions only
C) Different legal sources
D) International treaties only
3. Constitutional laws in the UK:
A) Require a special amendment procedure
B) Cannot be repealed
C) Follow the ordinary legislative procedure
D) Can only be amended by referendum
4. Constitutional statutes such as the Human Rights Act 1998:
A) Are subject to implied repeal
B) Are not subject to implied repeal
C) Cannot be amended
D) Are judicial precedents
5. The UK is a:
A) Absolute monarchy
B) Presidential republic
C) Constitutional monarchy
D) Federal republic
6. In the UK, the King:
A) Rules the country directly
B) Is above the law
C) Reigns but does not rule
D) Controls Parliament
7. The royal prerogative refers to:
A) Judicial powers
B) Inherent powers and privileges of the Crown
C) Powers of Parliament
D) Rights of citizens
8. By convention, the Prime Minister is:
A) Appointed by Parliament
B) The leader of the majority party in the House of Commons
C) Elected directly by the people
D) Chosen by the House of Lords
9. Royal assent:
A) Can be freely refused
B) Is automatically granted by convention
C) Was last refused in 1907
D) Requires approval from the House of Lords
10. In the United States, the President:
A) Cannot veto bills
B) Has 30 days to reject a bill
C) Can veto a bill within 10 days (excluding Sundays)
D) Must approve all bills
11. Parliamentary sovereignty means that Parliament:
A) Is subordinate to the courts
B) Is the supreme legal authority
C) Must follow judicial precedent
D) Cannot repeal laws
12. Today, the House of Lords:
A) Can veto any bill permanently
B) Has equal power with the House of Commons
C) Has only delaying powers
D) Controls money bills
13. The House of Commons:
A) Is unelected
B) Has 650 elected members
C) Has 92 hereditary members
D) Is appointed by the King
14. If the government loses a vote of confidence:
A) Nothing happens
B) Parliament is automatically dissolved
C) Ministers must offer resignation
D) The King resigns
15. The House of Lords includes:
A) Only life peers
B) Only hereditary peers
C) Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal
D) Only elected members
16. Money bills:
A) Can be delayed for one year by the Hous