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Chapter 6 Multiple choice questions
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Chapter 6 Multiple choice questions
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Which one of the following statements is false in respect of the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949?
There is no constitutional principle, or principle of statutory interpretation, which prevents a legislature from altering its constitution in accordance with the provisions of a statute which empowers it to do so for the purpose of altering the empowering statute.
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The purpose of the
Parliament Act 1911
was to restrict the power of the House of Lords to defeat bills which had been refused on two successive occasions.
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Section 2(1) of the
Parliament Act 1911
creates a parallel way in which any bill introduced into the House of Commons can become an Act of Parliament.
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The
Parliament Act 1949
is a valid Act of Parliament.
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Which one of the following expresses the key features of the legislative sovereignty of Parliament recognised by AV Dicey?
Ordinary statutes can be overridden by the courts. Constitutional statutes cannot.
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Any statute which is incompatible with fundamental human rights can be disapplied by the courts.
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Parliament has the right to make or unmake any law whatsoever and no person or body has the right to override or set aside legislation.
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The UK Parliament may bind future Parliaments to legislate in a particular way.
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Which one of the following statements is true?
The courts have the power to declare a statute void if it is contrary to the rules of natural justice.
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If Parliament chooses to do something the courts cannot hold the resulting Act of Parliament invalid.
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An Act of Parliament which is contrary to the laws of God in scripture is invalid.
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An Act of Parliament which is impossible to enforce can be set aside by the courts.
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Which one of the following statements is false?
The courts have jurisdiction to determine whether a measure is an Act of Parliament by reference to the words of enactment.
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The courts have no jurisdiction, once a bill has become an Act, to enquire into the way in which a bill is introduced into Parliament.
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The court has no jurisdiction to enquire into whether an Act of Parliament has been obtained fraudulently.
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Any statute which is repugnant to constitutional law is void
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Which one of the following statements is true?
Implied repeal may occur where Parliament enacts successive statutes which on the true construction of each of them make irreducibly consistent provisions. In such a case the outcome is that the earlier statute is impliedly repealed by the later.
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Constitutional statutes cannot be expressly repealed.
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Any statute may be impliedly repealed.
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A statute may provide that it cannot be impliedly repealed.
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Which one of following provisions in an Act of Parliament would effectively prevent it being impliedly repealed?
This Act shall not be amended or repealed without a favourable result of a referendum.
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This Act shall not be amended or repealed without a two-thirds majority in the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
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Any enactment passed or to be passed shall be construed and have effect subject to the provisions of this Act.
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As far as it is possible to do so, the courts shall interpret statutes in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
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