Chapter 4 Self-test questions

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. Which of the following describes the positive aspect of Dicey's conception of parliamentary sovereignty?

That the UK Parliament can enact or repeal any law, on any subject matter correct incorrect

That the UK Supreme Court has the power to set aside primary legislation correct incorrect

That the Prime Minister has a power to veto Bills before they are passed correct incorrect

That the Court of Justice of the EU can set aside Acts of the UK Parliament correct incorrect

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. Which point of law is supported by Mortensen v Peters?

That the UK Government can set aside Acts of Parliament correct incorrect

That the UK Parliament can pass legislation contrary to unincorporated international law correct incorrect

That the UK Supreme Court has the power to strike out legislation that contravenes ECHR rights correct incorrect

That the Prime Minister can incorporate international law without Parliament's consent correct incorrect

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. Who argues that parliamentary sovereignty is the ultimate political fact of our constitution?

Wade correct incorrect

Dicey correct incorrect

Jennings correct incorrect

King James II correct incorrect

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. According to orthodox Diceyan theory, Parliament can bind itself. Is this statement true or false?

False correct incorrect

True correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is a leading case for implied repeal?

IRC v Rossminster Ltd correct incorrect

R (Jackson) v Attorney General correct incorrect

Ellen Street Estates Ltd v Minister for Health correct incorrect

Attorney General for New South Wales v Trethowan correct incorrect

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. Which historical event is typically regarded as being the starting point for Parliament's sovereignty?

Magna Carta and the limitation of King John's powers correct incorrect

Creation of the UK Supreme Court and the Constitutional Reform Act correct incorrect

Membership of the EU and the European Communities Act correct incorrect

Glorious Revolution and the Bill of Rights correct incorrect

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. What is entrenchment?

The process of making a law harder to repeal correct incorrect

The process of passing law correct incorrect

The process of reviewing a law correct incorrect

The process through which a Bill becomes a law correct incorrect

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. Which case tested the validity of the Hunting Act 2004 and discussed broader implications for parliamentary sovereignty?

Burmah Oil Ltd v Lord Advocate correct incorrect

Pickin v British Railways Board correct incorrect

R (Jackson) v Attorney-General correct incorrect

Harris v Minister for the Interior correct incorrect

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. Parliament can pass laws having extra-territorial effect. True or false?

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Which institution ultimately gives Parliament its sovereignty by recognising its Acts as sovereign?

The government correct incorrect

The courts correct incorrect

The European Union correct incorrect

The Bank of England correct incorrect