NewPredicted Paper 2 Q1(a) source · 15 questions

Judiciary source - 15-question quiz

Using the source, evaluate the view that the UK Supreme Court has become too willing to constrain the executive.

1. In which year was the modern UK Supreme Court created by statute?

A2005B1998C2007D2015

2. In which year did the UK Supreme Court start hearing cases?

A2005B2009C2007D2011

3. In Miller 1 (2017) the Supreme Court ruled that triggering Article 50:

ACould be done by royal prerogative aloneBRequired a national referendumCRequired an Act of ParliamentDWas the constitutional right of the Prime Minister

4. In Miller 2 / Cherry (2019) the Court ruled that:

AThe Prime Minister had constitutionally lost officeBThe 2016 Brexit referendum result was non-bindingCThe Government had to call a general election within 30 daysDThe prorogation of Parliament was unlawful

5. The Miller 2 ruling was decided by how many justices, and by what margin?

A11 justices, unanimousB11 justices, by 6 to 5C9 justices, by 5 to 4D7 justices, by 4 to 3

6. In Begum (2021) the Supreme Court:

ARestored Shamima Begum's British citizenshipBDeferred to the executive on national securityCStruck down the Home Secretary's decision as unlawfulDForced the government to call a general election

7. In the Rwanda case (2023) the Court found:

ARwanda was a safe third countryBParliament had to be dissolvedCRwanda was not a safe third countryDThe Home Secretary was personally liable for damages

8. How did Parliament respond to the 2023 Rwanda ruling?

AIt overruled the Court directly through a Speaker's rulingBIt abolished the Supreme Court within six monthsCIt required the Court to be re-staffed with new justicesDIt passed the Safety of Rwanda Act 2024 declaring Rwanda safe by statute

9. Section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998 allows the UK government to:

ABlock a Bill of the Scottish Parliament that would have adverse effects on reserved mattersBDissolve the Scottish ParliamentCRecall any Scottish minister to WestminsterDOverride Scottish criminal law sentencing by ministerial decree

10. In which year was Section 35 used for the first time?

A2014B2023C2019D2025

11. Section 35 was first used to block which Scottish Bill?

AThe Climate Change ActBThe Scottish Independence BillCThe Gender Recognition Reform BillDThe Hate Crime and Public Order Bill

12. The Belmarsh case (2004) involved a challenge to:

AProrogation of ParliamentBThe right to abortionCThe legality of going to war in IraqDIndefinite detention of foreign nationals without trial

13. Belmarsh was heard by the Law Lords rather than the Supreme Court because:

AThe Supreme Court did not yet exist as a separate institutionBThe Supreme Court was on recessCThe case was decided in a Scottish courtDThe case was heard by a panel of European judges

14. Which is the strongest line of argument that the Supreme Court has NOT become too willing to constrain the executive?

AThe Supreme Court is forbidden by the 2005 Act from ruling on the executiveBIt polices legality but consistently defers to Parliament when primary legislation overrides its rulingsCThe Supreme Court has never ruled against a UK governmentDThe Supreme Court has formally taken over the role of the Cabinet

15. Which is the strongest single piece of evidence that the Supreme Court is NOT supreme over Parliament?

AThe Court is required to seek approval from the Cabinet before issuing a rulingBThe Court can only sit when Parliament is in recessCParliament overrode the Rwanda ruling by passing the Safety of Rwanda Act 2024DThe Court has no power to issue any ruling on a matter of public policy