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Chapter 13 Multiple-choice questions
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The role of the courts in the UK constitution is to: Please select all that apply.
administer justice.
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review statutes for compliance with the constitution.
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uphold the rule of law.
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act as a check on executive power.
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The rule of law requires that the courts have jurisdiction to scrutinise the actions of government to ensure that they are lawful.
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Judicial independence requires that: Please select all that apply.
the judiciary has no contact with the executive.
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judges should be free from external influences in their decision-making.
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judges make decisions without political interference.
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judges make decisions without fear of punishment.
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The features of an independent judiciary include: Please select all that apply.
protection from criticism by ministers or in Parliament.
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security of tenure.
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judicial immunity from civil liability.
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being democratically accountable.
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The Constitutional Reform Act 2005:
decreased the separation between the judiciary and the executive.
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strengthened the separation between the judiciary and the executive.
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maintained the same level of separation between the judiciary and the executive as before.
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Section 3 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 protects:
parliamentary sovereignty.
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rule of law.
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judicial independence.
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Justices of the Supreme Court may continue to sit in the legislative chamber of the House of Lords.
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Judicial neutrality means that: Please select all that apply.
judges should determine legal disputes impartially and objectively.
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judges should determine legal disputes solely by applying the law.
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judges must not take part in political activities or give political views in public.
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judges must not deliver public speeches or lectures.
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Which case unleashed strong media criticism of the judges who made the decision?
Bromley London Borough Council v Greater London Council
[1983] 1 AC 768
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R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
[2016] EWHC 2768 (Admin))
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R (Purdy) v DPP
[2009] UKHL 45
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R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
[2017] UKSC 5
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Members of the judiciary are not allowed to appear before Parliamentary select committees to discuss proposed legislation.
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