Lesson 2.1.1
2.1.1 Nature and sources of the UK Constitution Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Politics, Unit 2
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The 20 questions
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What term describes a constitution that is not written down in a single document?
- Codified
- Federal
- Uncodified
- Entrenched
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By what mechanism can an unentrenched constitution be altered in the UK?
- National referendum
- Judicial decree
- Ordinary statute law
- Supermajority vote
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In a unitary constitutional system, where is ultimate political authority concentrated?
- Devolved assemblies
- Local councils
- Federal states
- Central government
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Besides the rule of law, what is the second twin pillar of the UK constitution?
- Parliamentary sovereignty
- Separation of powers
- Royal prerogative
- Federal authority
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Which of the following constitutional sources is an example of statute law?
- Royal Prerogative
- Salisbury Convention
- Erskine May
- Human Rights Act
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What type of constitutional source is the requirement for royal assent to bills?
- Authoritative work
- Common law
- Statute law
- Constitutional convention
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Which source of the UK constitution consists of legal principles established by judges?
- Statute law
- Authoritative works
- Common law
- Constitutional conventions
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Which agreement served as an international treaty source of the UK constitution?
- Bill of Rights
- Act of Settlement
- Magna Carta
- Treaty of Lisbon
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Which of the following is an authoritative work used as a source of the UK constitution?
- Erskine May
- Magna Carta
- Bill of Rights
- Act of Settlement
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On what non-statutory basis does the monarch appoint the UK Prime Minister?
- Statute law
- Constitutional convention
- Judicial precedent
- Authoritative text
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Why is the UK constitution described by political commentators as flexible?
- Strictly federal
- Easily amended
- Judicially entrenched
- Fully codified
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What action demonstrates that the UK constitution is unentrenched?
- Calling constitutional conventions
- Securing judicial approval
- Passing ordinary legislation
- Holding national referendums
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What main power did the Parliament Acts of 1911 and 1949 restrict?
- Judicial review power
- Monarch veto power
- Prime ministerial patronage
- Lords delaying power
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What does the Salisbury Convention prevent the House of Lords from blocking?
- Judicial appointments
- Emergency legislation
- Manifesto commitments
- Private members bills
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Which constitutional principle allows Parliament to pass any law without referendums?
- Separation of powers
- Judicial review
- Parliamentary sovereignty
- Federalism
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Which constitutional principle requires government ministers to act within their legal authority?
- Devolution
- Parliamentary sovereignty
- Rule of law
- Royal prerogative
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What term describes a constitution that is not contained within a single legal document?
- Entrenched
- Federal
- Uncodified
- Codified
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Which term describes a political system where ultimate political authority is concentrated in central government?
- Bicameral state
- Federal state
- Confederal state
- Unitary state
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Which of the following is one of the five main sources of the UK constitution?
- Authoritative works
- Federal statutes
- Presidential decrees
- Executive orders
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Which source of the UK constitution is established through judicial decisions and legal precedent?
- Statute law
- Common law
- Authoritative works
- Conventions
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