3.2.2.6 Civil rights: UK and US comparison Quiz: AQA Politics, Unit 2

The 20 questions

1. Which act provides the primary statutory protection for civil rights in the UK?

   • Human Rights Act
   • Great Reform Act
   • Parliament Act 1911
   • Bill of Rights 1689

2. Which document contains the primary entrenched civil rights protections in the US?

   • Bill of Rights
   • Human Rights Act
   • Declaration of Rights
   • Magna Carta

3. Which document was incorporated into UK domestic law by the Human Rights Act 1998?

   • EU Charter
   • US Constitution
   • Universal Declaration
   • European Convention

4. What power do UK courts lack when issuing a declaration of incompatibility?

   • Reviewing court cases
   • Issuing legal fines
   • Advising government ministers
   • Striking down laws

5. Which major UK pressure group uses litigation and lobbying to protect civil rights?

   • Electoral Commission
   • Amnesty International
   • Electoral Reform Society
   • Liberty

6. What happens to a UK statute following a judicial declaration of incompatibility?

   • It is repealed
   • It remains valid
   • It is suspended
   • It is annulled

7. What action can US federal courts take against a state law violating civil rights?

   • Suspend state elections
   • Advise state governors
   • Strike it down
   • Issue compatibility notices

8. Which campaign method is used extensively by civil rights groups in both the UK and US?

   • Codified declarations
   • Constitutional amendments
   • Presidential decrees
   • Court litigation

9. Which institution is the primary target for UK civil rights campaigns seeking legal reform?

   • UK Parliament
   • European Commission
   • Supreme Court
   • US Congress

10. Which constitutional principle limits the power of UK courts to protect civil rights?

    • Federalism
    • Separation of powers
    • Judicial supremacy
    • Parliamentary sovereignty

11. Unlike UK courts, what power do US courts possess over unconstitutional legislation?

    • Issuing incompatibility notices
    • Striking down laws
    • Suggesting statute amendments
    • Delaying legislative bills

12. Why are civil rights in the US constitutionally more secure than rights in the UK?

    • They are entrenched
    • They are temporary
    • They are unwritten
    • They are uncodified

13. Which factor most strongly enables civil rights campaigns to achieve legal change in courts?

    • Judicial access
    • Cabinet approval
    • Royal assent
    • Election timing

14. What characterises a civil right that is constitutional and entrenched?

    • Hard to amend
    • Subject to veto
    • Easily repealed
    • Unwritten in law

15. Under parliamentary sovereignty, who ultimately decides whether to amend UK rights laws?

    • Parliament
    • Prime Minister
    • Supreme Court
    • The Monarch

16. How can a US Supreme Court ruling on civil rights be constitutionally overturned?

    • Prime ministerial veto
    • Parliamentary vote
    • Constitutional amendment
    • Executive decree

17. What allows UK civil rights to be changed more quickly than US rights?

    • Acts of Parliament
    • Constitutional amendments
    • Executive orders
    • Judicial overrides

18. Which 2010 UK statute consolidated previous anti-discrimination legislation into a single law?

    • Bill of Rights
    • Race Relations Act
    • Human Rights Act
    • Equality Act 2010

19. Which court can UK citizens appeal to after exhausting all domestic legal remedies?

    • European Court
    • Court of Appeal
    • Supreme Court
    • International Criminal Court

20. Which US institution can strike down unconstitutional legislation to protect civil rights?

    • Senate Judiciary Committee
    • Congress
    • Federal Reserve
    • Supreme Court

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