Chapter 4 Self-test questions

Separation of powers - an introduction

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Match each institution to their respective role descriptions.

Interprets and applies law and policy to individual cases; resolves disputes relating to law and its application.

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Makes policy and exercises administrative powers.

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Makes and passes laws; represents the interests of the people.

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Which of the following could be said to be main functions of the separation of powers doctrine, at least in theory? Select all that apply.

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The following is a famous quote by James Madison – fill in the missing word. 'The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether one or few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of _______'.

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According to all conceptions of the separation of powers model, any overlap of functions – executive, legislative and judicial – is always impermissible.

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The 'pure' conception of the separation of powers doctrine is the conception which is most likely to be found operating in modern constitutional settings.

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In order to prevent an abuse of power on the part of any one branch of government, a partial model of the separation of powers often allows one branch to involve itself in the affairs of another, in order to ensure that its powers are used properly and its actions remain within their proper constitutional confines. This accountability and oversight mechanism is sometimes referred to as a system of ___________.

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The United Kingdom's constitution adheres to a pure version of the separation of powers doctrine.

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What did the majority hold in the Fire Bridages Union case?

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Both the majority and minority of the House of Lords in the Fire Brigades Union case used the idea of separation of powers to justify their different conclusions on the same facts.

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Which of the descriptions below most accurately describes the Supreme Court's reasons for invalidating the prorogation of Parliament in the Miller/Cherry (2019) case?

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