Chapter 4 Multiple choice questions

. Which one of the following statements is false?

The legislative function is primarily responsible for making, unmaking, and amending the law.

The legislative function is subject to the judicial function of government.

The executive function gives effect to and enforces the law.

The primary judicial function is to interpret and apply the law, resolve disputes, provide remedies, and determine punishments when the law is breached.

. Which one of the following statements is false?

The judiciary maintains order and manages public services.

The organ of government which carries out the legislative function is called the Legislature

The organs of government carrying out the executive function are collectively referred to as the executive.

The judicial organ of government is the judiciary.

. Which one of the following is not a key feature of the separation of powers?

The same persons should not form part of more than one of the three organs of government.

One organ of government should not control or interfere with the work of another.

Everyone is equally subject to the law.

One organ of government should not exercise the functions of another.

. Which one of the following statements is true under the separation of powers?

The UK Parliament's right to make whatever laws it thinks fit is challengeable under the separation of powers.

Parliament, the executive, and the courts each have their distinct and largely exclusive domain.

The judiciary plays an administrative role in governing the country.

The executive interprets and applies the law.

. Which one of the following statements is false in connection with Lord Hailsham's idea of elective dictatorship?

Parliamentary sovereignty means that Parliament's legislative powers are absolute and unlimited.

As a result of changes in its operation and structure, the absence of any legal limitation on the legislative powers of Parliament is unacceptable.

We live in an elective dictatorship, absolute in theory, if hitherto thought tolerable in practice.

Parliament ultimately controls the Government.

. Which one of the following statements is false in respect of the independence of the judiciary?

The courts are not subject to Parliament.

An independent judiciary is essential to the separation of powers.

The executive must never be put in a position where it effectively decides a case in the sense that it could order a court to dismiss a case.

The Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 extends guarantees of independence to the members of tribunals.

. Which statute imposes a duty on government ministers to uphold the independence of the judiciary, barring them from trying to influence judicial decisions by special access to judges?

The Act of Settlement 1700

The Constitutional Reform Act 2005

The Senior Courts Act 1981

The Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992