how the law is made

Question 1

Legislation passed by some body other than Parliament is referred to as _________ legislation.

A) Distributed

B) Delegated

C) Devolved

D) Alternative

Answer 1

B) Delegated

Question 2

A statute may be interpreted by judges by using different rules. Which of the following is not a rule of interpretation?

A) Golden Rule

B) Literal Rule

C) Mischief Rule

D) General Rule

Answer 2

D) General Rule

Question 3

Which of the following are sources of law?

i) EU law
ii) Parliament
iii) The Courts
iv) Academic journals

Answer 3

i, ii and iii

Question 4

Which of the following powers does Parliament have?

A) To create law

B) To revoke law

C) To alter law

D) Parliament can do all of the above

Answer 4

D) Parliament can do all of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is not an advantage of delegated legislation?

A) Saves parliamentary time

B) Legislation can be created outside of parliamentary time

C) Parliament is removed from the process

D) It allows specialist knowledge to be used to create specific legislation

Answer 5

C) Parliament is removed from the process

Question 6

Consider which of the following is correct when considering how a bill becomes an Act of Parliament.

A) A bill can start in the House of Commons

B) A bill can start in the House of Lords

C) A bill can only become an Act after it receives Royal Assent

D) All of the above are correct

Answer 6

D) All of the above are correct

Question 7

What is an intrinsic aid?

A) It is another name for the contextual approach to statutory interpretation

B) It is a report from the Law Commission

C) It is an aid to interpretation contained in the Act itself

D) It is a Parliamentary report

Answer 7

C) It is an aid to interpretation contained in the Act itself