Chapter 3 Multiple choice questions

. Who is the head of the judiciary?

The Lord Chancellor

The Master of the Rolls

The Lord Chief Justice

The Queen

. What are constitutional conventions?

Rules of law that provide when Ministers must resign

Unwritten principles relating to appropriate constitutional behaviour

Rules about when Parliament should meet

Written rules on the role of the Monarch

. What is a referendum?

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

Another name for general election party political manifestos.

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

The published results of opinion polls.

. What is a Public Bill Committee?

This is another way of talking about the Cabinet

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

They are Committees which review the working of Government departments

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

. What is a Private Act or Bill?

A Bill that is debated in secret

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

A Bill which deals with privacy

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

. What is a Private Members' Bill?

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

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

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

All of the options suggested.

. What is a programme order?

The daily programme of business in the Houses of Parliament

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

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

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

. What is a legislative reform order?

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

Orders issued by regulatory bodies, such as the Office of Fair Trading

Orders reforming the structure of Central Government

Order bringing European law into effect

. Who was responsible for the Treaty of Lisbon?

The Portuguese Government

The Council of Europe

The United Nations

The European Union

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

The European Union

The Council of Europe

The United Nations

The USA and European governments

. Where is the Council of Europe based?

Luxembourg

Brussels

London

Strasbourg

. Where is the European Court of Justice located?

Luxembourg

Brussels

London

Strasbourg

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

2000

1998

1999

2001

. Which type(s) of European law have direct effect in the UK?

Directives

Regulations

Decisions

Recommendations and opinions

. What is 'soft law'?

Official statements of guidance and good practice

The law relating to the use and possession of soft drugs

Regulations made by government departments

Rules coming from the European Union

. What is 'neutral citation'?

Citation of judicial decisions in non-commercial publications

Citation of judgments of the courts which were unanimous

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

Citation of cases by experts in court proceedings.

. What is a White Paper?

Any official document printed on white paper

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

A government Bill

An Act of Parliament

. What is 'carry forward'?

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

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

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

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

. What is the Queen's Speech

This is how linguists think the English language should be spoken

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

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

The name of an Oscar winning film.

. 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

Freedom from torture

Family life

The right to own property

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