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UK Judiciary

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the UK Judiciary refer to?

a)

Refers collectively to all UK Judges

b)

Refers collectively to all UK MPs

c)

Refers to the Supreme Court

d)

Refers to the Executive

2.

What is the common feature that England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have in relation to the UK Judiciary?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Court of Appeals

c)

Magistrates

d)

Court of Sessions

3.

What is civil law?

a)

body of laws dealing with crimes

b)

body of laws dealing with civil obedience

c)

body of laws dealing with pigs escaping

d)

body of laws dealing with disputes between individuals and groups in society

4.

Who is the current Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice?

a)

Robert Buckland

b)

James Buckland

c)

Robert Barton

d)

John Thomas

5.

Who is the current home secretary?

a)

Dominic Raab

b)

Theresa May

c)

Rishi Sunak

d)

Priti Patel

6.

Who is the current Lord Chief Justice?

a)

Tom Jones

b)

Ian Burnett

c)

Robert Buckland

d)

James O'Neill

7.

When was the UK Supreme Court established?

a)

November 2009

b)

September 2009

c)

October 2009

d)

July 2009

8.

Which act was the Supreme Court established within?

a)

Constitutional Reform Act 2005

b)

Human Rights Act 1998

c)

Parliament Act 1911

d)

Anti-Terrorism Act 2001

9.

Who said 'Where law ends, tyranny begins?'

a)

Locke

b)

Rowling

c)

Crewe

d)

Curtis

10.

Which is the odd one out when looking at what rule of law is?

a)

No one can be punished without trial

b)

No one is above the law

c)

General decisions result from judges' decisions not parliament

d)

No one is above the Monarch

11.

'Judges should be free from political control so they can apply justice properly without fear/ consequence'. What does this define?

a)

Judicial neutrality

b)

Judicial separatism

c)

Judicial independence

d)

Judicial bias

12.

'Judges operate impartially and it is essential under rule of law'. What does this define?

a)

Judicial neutrality

b)

Judicial independence

c)

Judicial bias

d)

Judicial separatism

13.

In the UK, judicial independence is based on how many key pillars?

a)

6

b)

5

c)

7

d)

12

14.

How many Supreme Court Justices are there currently?

a)

12

b)

11

c)

10

d)

13

15.

How many female Supreme Court Justices are there currently (2020)?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

4

16.

Who is the president of the Supreme Court?

a)

Lady Hale

b)

Lord Reed

c)

Lord Hodge

d)

Lady Black

17.

Who is the deputy president of the Supreme Court?

a)

Lord Briggs

b)

Lord Hodge

c)

Lord Reed

d)

Lady Arden