Chapter 11 Multiple choice questions

. The government is under no legal obligation to obtain __________'s consent in order to deploy armed forces abroad.

. The cases of Chandler [1964] and Jones [2006] confirm that the courts will not examine the discretionary power of the government to employ its armed forces.

True

False

. Match the problem of the current situation to the corresponding benefit that guaranteed parliamentary involvement for the decision to deploy the armed forces would bring.

It is anomalous for the Crown to be able to exercise public powers without parliamentary authority, on the basis of mediaeval notions of kinship through crown ministers.

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Parliamentary involvement is dependent on the good will of the executive.

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Allowing the Prime Minister to take the decision alone can lead to decisions being taken in a vacuum.

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Going to war without formal parliamentary approval can lead to lower morale amongst the armed forces, as they are not certain the country supports them.

. What did the House of Lords Constitution Committee recommend as a solution to the issue of the use of the Royal prerogative to deploy armed forces overseas?

Convert the power into statute.

Transfer the power, as it is, from the Crown to Parliament.

Do nothing.

A new parliamentary convention should be established.

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