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Chapter 6 Self-test questions
The royal prerogative and constitutional conventions
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The term 'the Crown' refers only to the Queen. Is this true or false?
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False
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What is the royal prerogative?
Powers which Parliament has granted to the monarch
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Powers which are only exercised by the monarch
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Powers recognised by the common law as belonging to the Crown which are then exercised by the monarch, ministers, or civil servants
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Powers laid down in statute that belong to civil servants
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It is possible for the Crown to 'skip' a generation and allow Prince William to become the next monarch instead of Prince Charles. Is this statement true or false?
False
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True
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Which one of the following considerations is
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included in the Jennings test to determine whether a rule qualifies as a constitutional convention?
The previous precedents
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The existence of a good constitutional reason for the rule
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Whether those involved in the previous precedents felt themselves bound by the rule
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What the law says
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A majority government is a likely outcome from a hung Parliament. Is this true or false?
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True
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The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 removed which of the following methods of calling a general election?
Expiry of the fixed five-year term between elections
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66% of MPs vote for a general election
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Vote of no confidence
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When the monarch dissolves Parliament
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What was the main issue in
R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
[2017] UKSC 5?
Whether Brexit could be stopped
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Whether Article 50 TEU could be triggered by the government under the royal prerogative or whether an Act of Parliament was required
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Whether the referendum of Britain's membership of the EU was invalid
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Whether Britain should adopt the single currency and join the Euro
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What is the 'cardinal' convention?
That the monarch always acts on the advice of the government
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That the government must always act on the advice of the monarch
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That the monarch has no role to play in the conduct of government
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The monarch can overrule decisions made by the government whenever he/she disagrees with them
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When do Acts of Parliament bind the Crown?
All Acts of Parliament bind the Crown
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No Acts of Parliament are binding on the Crown
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Acts of Parliament are binding on the Crown when the statute expressly states so, or when it is clear by necessary implication that Parliament intended that the Crown is bound by the statute
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Acts of Parliament are binding on the Crown when Ministers decide that they should be bound
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What was the main issue in
R (Miller) v Prime Minister
[2019] UKSC 43?
Whether Brexit should be stopped
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Whether to call a general election
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Whether the UK should leave the EU on a 'no deal basis'
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Whether a decision to prorogue parliament was legal
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