What term describes the process of changing or revising a country’s fundamental laws and principles?
a) Constitutional amendment
b) Constitutional reform
c) Legal modification
d) Legislative adjustment
Answer: b) Constitutional reform
In which year did the UK pass the Human Rights Act, incorporating the European Convention on Human Rights into domestic law?
a) 1998
b) 2003
c) 2010
d) 2015
Answer: a) 1998
What is the term used to describe the unwritten collection of principles and practices that form the foundation of the UK’s constitution?
a) Constitutional code
b) Magna Carta
c) Common law
d) Constitutional conventions
Answer: d) Constitutional conventions
What constitutional principle asserts that the government is accountable to Parliament and can be removed by it?
a) Royal prerogative
b) Separation of powers
c) Parliamentary sovereignty
d) Devolution
Answer: c) Parliamentary sovereignty
Which constitutional reform created a Supreme Court to replace the House of Lords as the highest court of appeal?
a) Constitutional Reform Act 2005
b) Human Rights Act 1998
c) Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
d) House of Lords Act 1999
Answer: a) Constitutional Reform Act 2005
What term describes the idea that the powers of government should be divided among separate branches to prevent abuse of power?
a) Constitutional monarchy
b) Rule of law
c) Separation of powers
d) Constitutional convention
Answer: c) Separation of powers
Which constitutional principle ensures that no one is above the law, including government officials?
a) Rule of law
b) Parliamentary sovereignty
c) Constitutional monarchy
d) Devolution
Answer: a) Rule of law
What is the term used to describe the process of transferring certain powers from the central government to regional governments?
a) Decentralization
b) Federalism
c) Devolution
d) Constitutional monarchy
Answer: c) Devolution
The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 introduced a fixed period between general elections. How many years is this period?
a) 2 years
b) 4 years
c) 5 years
d) 10 years
Answer: c) 5 years
What constitutional principle refers to the acceptance of legal decisions from higher courts as precedents in similar cases?
a) Constitutional monarchy
b) Common law
c) Devolution
d) Parliamentary sovereignty
Answer: b) Common law
Which UK constitutional reform introduced a new process for electing members of the House of Lords?
a) Constitutional Reform Act 2005
b) House of Lords Act 1999
c) Human Rights Act 1998
d) Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
Answer: b) House of Lords Act 1999
Which constitutional reform transferred legislative powers from the UK Parliament to the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Senedd?
a) Devolution
b) Separation of powers
c) Constitutional monarchy
d) Parliamentary sovereignty
Answer: a) Devolution
Which constitutional principle emphasizes the idea that the government’s actions must be based on established laws?
a) Rule of law
b) Constitutional monarchy
c) Separation of powers
d) Devolution
Answer: a) Rule of law
What term describes the process by which the government is held accountable for its actions and decisions by the Parliament?
a) Devolution
b) Constitutional monarchy
c) Parliamentary sovereignty
d) Executive accountability
Answer: d) Executive accountability
Which constitutional reform limited the power of the monarch to dissolve Parliament and call for a general election?
a) Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
b) House of Lords Act 1999
c) Human Rights Act 1998
d) Constitutional Reform Act 2005
Answer: a) Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
Which constitutional principle refers to the idea that all individuals and institutions are subject to and accountable under the law?
a) Rule of law
b) Constitutional monarchy
c) Separation of powers
d) Devolution
Answer: a) Rule of law
What term is used to describe the UK’s constitutional system where the monarch’s powers are limited by law and governed by Parliament?
a) Constitutional monarchy
b) Devolution
c) Parliamentary sovereignty
d) Separation of powers
Answer: a) Constitutional monarchy
The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 established an independent body to regulate what aspect of the legal profession?
a) Barristers
b) Solicitors
c) Judges
d) Juries
Answer: c) Judges
What term describes a written or unwritten document that outlines a country’s fundamental laws and principles?
a) Constitutional code
b) Rule of law
c) Magna Carta
d) Constitutional convention
Answer: a) Constitutional code
Which constitutional principle ensures that the judiciary is independent from the executive and legislative branches of government?
a) Rule of law
b) Parliamentary sovereignty
c) Separation of powers
d) Constitutional monarchy
Answer: c) Separation of powers
What term describes the power of a court to review and potentially invalidate actions by the executive and legislative branches?
a) Judicial review
b) Executive privilege
c) Parliamentary supremacy
d) Constitutional monarchy
Answer: a) Judicial review
The House of Lords Act 1999 significantly reduced the number of hereditary peers in the House of Lords. How many hereditary peers remained?
a) 26
b) 92
c) 200
d) 500
Answer: a) 26
Which constitutional principle refers to the idea that government authority should be exercised fairly, transparently, and in the public interest?
a) Good governance
b) Constitutional monarchy
c) Rule of law
d) Parliamentary sovereignty
Answer: a) Good governance
What is the term used to describe a process by which the boundaries of electoral constituencies are redrawn to ensure equal representation?
a) Gerrymandering
b) Redistricting
c) Parliamentary sovereignty
d) Devolution
Answer: b) Redistricting
Which constitutional reform aimed to modernize and improve the operation of the judicial system in England and Wales?
a) Constitutional Reform Act 2005
b) House of Lords Act 1999
c) Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
d) Devolution
Answer: a) Constitutional Reform Act 2005
Which constitutional principle asserts that the courts have the authority to interpret and apply the law?
a) Judicial supremacy
b) Rule of law
c) Parliamentary sovereignty
d) Separation of powers
Answer: a) Judicial supremacy
Which constitutional reform established an independent commission to oversee appointments to the House of Lords?
a) Constitutional Reform Act 2005
b) Human Rights Act 1998
c) House of Lords Act 1999
d) Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
Answer: a) Constitutional Reform Act 2005
What term describes a constitutional principle where the legal system protects individual rights and freedoms from government interference?
a) Judicial review
b) Rule of law
c) Parliamentary sovereignty
d) Separation of powers
Answer: b) Rule of law
The House of Lords Act 1999 aimed to reform which aspect of the UK’s parliamentary system?
a) The monarchy
b) The House of Commons
c) The judiciary
d) The House of Lords
Answer: d) The House of Lords
Which constitutional reform granted individuals the right to challenge public authorities if their human rights are violated?
a) Constitutional Reform Act 2005
b) House of Lords Act 1999
c) Human Rights Act 1998
d) Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
Answer: c) Human Rights Act 1998
What is the term used to describe the process of holding a public inquiry into a significant issue or scandal?
a) Constitutional review
b) Judicial review
c) Select committee
d) Royal commission
Answer: d) Royal commission
Which constitutional principle refers to the idea that the government is subject to the authority of the law and must act within its boundaries?
a) Rule of law
b) Constitutional monarchy
c) Separation of powers
d) Devolution
Answer: a) Rule of law
The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 established the Judicial Appointments Commission to ensure what aspect of the judiciary?
a) Independence
b) Political affiliation
c) Size
d) Financial transparency
Answer: a) Independence
Which constitutional principle holds that the government must be accountable for its actions and decisions to the elected Parliament?
a) Executive privilege
b) Rule of law
c) Devolution
d) Parliamentary sovereignty
Answer: d) Parliamentary sovereignty
What term describes a situation where the executive branch of government is separate from the legislative branch?
a) Political separation
b) Executive authority
c) Parliamentary system
d) Presidential system
Answer: d) Presidential system
Which UK constitutional reform introduced a new process for electing members of the House of Lords?
a) Constitutional Reform Act 2005
b) House of Lords Act 1999
c) Human Rights Act 1998
d) Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
Answer: b) House of Lords Act 1999
What is the term used to describe a body of law that is based on customs, traditions, and judicial decisions?
a) Statutory law
b) Common law
c) Constitutional law
d) Civil law
Answer: b) Common law
Which constitutional principle asserts that government decisions and actions must be based on established laws and legal procedures?
a) Rule of law
b) Parliamentary sovereignty
c) Constitutional monarchy
d) Separation of powers
Answer: a) Rule of law
Which of the following reforms aimed to modernize and streamline the appointment and regulation of judges in the UK?
a) House of Lords Act 1999
b) Human Rights Act 1998
c) Constitutional Reform Act 2005
d) Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
Answer: c) Constitutional Reform Act 2005
What term describes the process by which the boundaries of electoral constituencies are redrawn to ensure equal representation?
a) Gerrymandering
b) Redistricting
c) Parliamentary sovereignty
d) Devolution
Answer: b) Redistricting
Which constitutional principle emphasizes the idea that the government’s actions must be based on established laws?
a) Good governance
b) Constitutional monarchy
c) Rule of law
d) Parliamentary sovereignty
Answer: c) Rule of law
What is the term used to describe a process by which the boundaries of electoral constituencies are redrawn to ensure equal representation?
a) Gerrymandering
b) Redistricting
c) Parliamentary sovereignty
d) Devolution
Answer: b) Redistricting
Which constitutional reform aimed to modernize and improve the operation of the judicial system in England and Wales?
a) Constitutional Reform Act 2005
b) House of Lords Act 1999
c) Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
d) Devolution
Answer: a) Constitutional Reform Act 2005
Which constitutional principle asserts that the courts have the authority to interpret and apply the law?
a) Judicial supremacy
b) Rule of law
c) Parliamentary sovereignty
d) Separation of powers
Answer: a) Judicial supremacy
Which constitutional reform established an independent commission to oversee appointments to the House of Lords?
a) Constitutional Reform Act 2005
b) Human Rights Act 1998
c) House of Lords Act 1999
d) Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
Answer: a) Constitutional Reform Act 2005
What term describes a constitutional principle where the legal system protects individual rights and freedoms from government interference?
a) Judicial review
b) Rule of law
c) Parliamentary sovereignty
d) Separation of powers
Answer: b) Rule of law
The House of Lords Act 1999 aimed to reform which aspect of the UK’s parliamentary system?
a) The monarchy
b) The House of Commons
c) The judiciary
d) The House of Lords
Answer: d) The House of Lords
Which constitutional principle holds that the government must be accountable for its actions and decisions to the elected Parliament?
a) Executive privilege
b) Rule of law
c) Devolution
d) Parliamentary sovereignty
Answer: d) Parliamentary sovereignty
What term describes a situation where the executive branch of government is separate from the legislative branch?
a) Political separation
b) Executive authority
c) Parliamentary system
d) Presidential system
Answer: d) Presidential system
Which UK constitutional reform introduced a new process for electing members of the House of Lords?
a) Constitutional Reform Act 2005
b) House of Lords Act 1999
c) Human Rights Act 1998
d) Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
Answer: b) House of Lords Act 1999
