Chapter 9 Multiple-choice questions

. Common law constitutional rights and values include: Please select all that apply.

Justice

Workplace rights

Legality

Equality

. 'Common law constitutionalism' shows the courts using the common law as a legal controlling mechanism.

True

False

. The principle of legality: Please select all that apply.

is an important, long-standing principle of statutory construction.

applies where a statute overrides common law rights and principles.

means that the statute will be interpreted by the courts in a limited way unless the words are very clear.

overrides parliamentary sovereignty.

. The Evans case highlights the importance of maintaining the dividing line between: Please select all that apply.

Parliament and government.

judicial interpretation and Parliament's role as legislator.

rule of law and Parliamentary sovereignty.

the judiciary and executive.

. Which member of the Supreme Court in Evans was most strongly supportive of Parliamentary sovereignty?

Lord Neuberger

Lord Wilson

Lord Hughes

Lady Hale

. Fill in the missing phrase: The majority judgment of the Supreme Court in R (Privacy International) v Investigatory Powers Tribunal [2019] UKSC 22 strongly upheld …

the rule of law.

parliamentary sovereignty.

separation of powers.

. 'Bi-polar sovereignty' has been used to describe the idea of:

sovereignty which is shared between Parliament and the executive.

sovereignty which is shared between all three arms of state.

sovereignty which is shared between the judiciary and the executive.

sovereignty which is shared between Parliament and the judiciary.

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