Chapter 3 Multiple Choice Questions

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. Who is the head of the judiciary?

The Lord Chancellor correct incorrect

The Master of the Rolls correct incorrect

The Lord Chief Justice correct incorrect

The Queen correct incorrect

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. What are constitutional conventions?

Rules of law that provide when Ministers must resign correct incorrect

Unwritten principles relating to appropriate constitutional behaviour correct incorrect

Rules about when Parliament should meet correct incorrect

Written rules on the role of the Monarch correct incorrect

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. What is a referendum?

The process of making an on-line submission to the Prime Minister about a change in the law correct incorrect

Another name for general election party political manifestos. correct incorrect

A relatively rarely used procedure for getting the view of the public on major constitutional change or on matters affecting a particular local authority area correct incorrect

The published results of opinion polls correct incorrect

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. What is a Public Bill Committee?

This is another way of talking about the Cabinet correct incorrect

These are Committees of the House of Commons which debate amendments to clauses in Bills correct incorrect

They are Committees which review the working of Government departments correct incorrect

They are Committees which decide on the Standing Orders of the Houses of Parliament correct incorrect

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. What is a Private Act or Bill?

A Bill that is debated in secret correct incorrect

A Bill which applies only to a specific person, place, or body correct incorrect

A Bill which deals with privacy correct incorrect

A Bill which is drafted by a private lawyer (as opposed to a Government lawyer) correct incorrect

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. What is a Private Members' Bill?

A Bill introduced by MPs who are not members of the Government correct incorrect

A Bill introduced by cross-bench members of the House of Lords correct incorrect

A Bill which deals with the non-parliamentary affairs of Private MPs correct incorrect

All of the options suggested correct incorrect

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. What is a programme order?

The daily programme of business in the Houses of Parliament correct incorrect

An order setting out the timetable for completion of different stages of a Bill's progress through the House of Commons correct incorrect

An order giving a programme for the implementation of new Acts of Parliament correct incorrect

An order setting out the timing of a Bill in the House of Lords correct incorrect

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. What is a legislative reform order?

Special type of legislation designed to make the reform of regulatory law easier correct incorrect

Orders issued by regulatory bodies, such as the Office of Fair Trading or Civil Aviation Authority correct incorrect

Orders reforming the structure of Central Government correct incorrect

Order bringing European law into effect correct incorrect

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. Who is responsible for the European Convention on Human Rights?

The European Union correct incorrect

The Council of Europe correct incorrect

The United Nations correct incorrect

The USA and European governments correct incorrect

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. Where is the Council of Europe based?

Luxembourg correct incorrect

Brussels correct incorrect

London correct incorrect

Strasbourg correct incorrect

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. Who was responsible for the Treaty of Lisbon?

The Portuguese Government correct incorrect

The Council of Europe correct incorrect

The United Nations correct incorrect

The European Union correct incorrect

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. In which year did the Human Rights Act come into force?

2000 correct incorrect

1998 correct incorrect

1999 correct incorrect

2001 correct incorrect

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. What is 'soft law'?

Official statements of guidance and good practice correct incorrect

The law relating to the use and possession of soft drugs correct incorrect

Regulations made by government departments correct incorrect

Rules coming from the European Union correct incorrect

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. What is 'neutral citation'?

Citation of judicial decisions in non-commercial publications correct incorrect

Citation of judgments of the courts which were unanimous correct incorrect

A method of referring to decisions of the High Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court and Privy Council. correct incorrect

Citation of cases by experts in court proceedings correct incorrect

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. What is a White Paper?

Any official document printed on white paper correct incorrect

An official, published statement of Government proposals for legislation on particular topics correct incorrect

A government Bill correct incorrect

An Act of Parliament correct incorrect

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. What is 'carry forward'?

The process of taking a Bill from the House of Commons to the House of Lords (or vice versa) correct incorrect

The process of sending a Bill from the Chamber of the House of Commons to a Standing Committee correct incorrect

The process of presenting a draft Bill to Parliament following pre-legislative scrutiny correct incorrect

The process of bringing a Bill that has not completed its passage through Parliament back into a new Parliamentary session correct incorrect

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. What is the Queen's Speech

This is how linguists think the English language should be spoken correct incorrect

Any speech written by the Queen and put on the Monarchy website correct incorrect

The annual statement, read by the Queen, of the Government's intended legislative programme correct incorrect

The name of an Oscar winning film correct incorrect

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. Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights seeks to provide protection for which of the following human rights?

The right to a fair trial correct incorrect

Freedom from torture correct incorrect

Family life correct incorrect

The right to own property correct incorrect