Here is your 50-question multiple-choice quiz in English, divided into 5 sections, with the
answers at the end.
SECTION I – UK CONSTITUTIONAL
PRINCIPLES (Questions 1–10)
1. The UK Constitution is described as:
A) Written and rigid
B) Written but flexible
C) Unwritten and flexible
D) Codified and entrenched
2. UK constitutional rules derive from:
A) A single constitutional document
B) Various sources including statutes and common law
C) Only judicial decisions
D) Only parliamentary statutes
3. Constitutional statutes such as the Human Rights Act 1998:
A) Can be repealed by implied repeal
B) Cannot be amended
C) Are not subject to implied repeal
D) Override Parliament
4. The UK is a:
A) Absolute monarchy
B) Federal republic
C) Constitutional monarchy
D) Presidential democracy
5. The King “reigns but does not rule” means:
A) The monarch governs directly
B) Parliament holds political power
C) The monarch has unlimited powers
D) Judges control Parliament
6. The Royal Prerogative includes the power to:
A) Amend the Constitution
B) Appoint the Prime Minister
C) Declare laws unconstitutional
D) Remove judges at will
7. By convention, the Prime Minister is:
A) The leader of the House of Lords
B) Elected directly by citizens
C) Leader of the majority party in the House of Commons
D) Appointed by judges
8. Royal Assent:
A) Is frequently refused
B) Was last refused in 1707
C) Can be vetoed by the House of Lords
D) Is optional
9. Parliamentary sovereignty means:
A) Courts can overrule Parliament
B) Parliament can create or end any law
C) The King is supreme
D) The Constitution limits Parliament
10. The House of Lords today has:
A) Absolute veto power
B) No legislative role
C) A delaying power
D) Judicial review power
SECTION II – UK PARLIAMENT AND
JUDICIARY (Questions 11–20)
11. The House of Commons has:
A) 435 members
B) 100 members
C) 650 members
D) 92 members
12. Members of the House of Commons are elected by:
A) The King
B) Universal suffrage
C) The House of Lords
D) Judges
13. If the government loses a vote of confidence:
A) Nothing happens
B) Parliament dissolves automatically
C) The Prime Minister must resign
D) The King resigns
14. The House of Lords includes:
A) Only elected members
B) 26 Lords Spiritual
C) Only hereditary peers
D) 100 bishops
15. Money bills:
A) Can be delayed for one year by the Lords
B) Cannot be delayed by the Lords
C) Must originate in the Lords
D) Require a referendum
16. The Scottish Parliament