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Question	Answer	% Correct
How many female judges are in the Supreme Court out of the 12 justices, as of April 2020?	2	67%
At what age must judges retire by? This means they can maintain judicial independence through their 'security of tenure'.	70	67%
What principle of the constitution means that no one is above the law, the right to a fair trial is guaranteed and is described by A. V. Dicey as one of the 'twin pillars' of the UK constitution?	The Rule of Law	33%
How often does this occur in 2013, considering it was 5,000 in 2005?	15,700	0%
What is the body of legal precedent resulting from the rulings of senior judges?	Common Law	0%
What Act of Parliament, in 2005, established the UK Supreme Court, reduced the power of the Lord Chancellor, and established a greater seperation of powers within the UK government?	Constitutional Reform Act	0%
What was established in 1950 by the Council of Europe?	European Convention on Human Rights	0%
What case, in 1990, established the precedence that UK courts can suspend Acts of Parliament where they are thought to contradict with EU law?	Factortame	0%
What Act incorporated this into UK law, in 1998?	Human Rights Act	0%
What is the name of the independent commision that appoints people to the judiciary with great transparency, leading to greater judicial independence?	Judicial Appointments Commission	0%
What is the process by which judges review the actions of public officials or public bodies in order to determine whether or not they have acted in a manner that is lawful?	Judicial Review	0%
What is the controversial power of the judiciary to fill in incomplete statue law with aspects of the above law?	Make Law	0%
What is the term given to someone who has a senior courts qualification, something that is needed (for 15 years) to be appointed to the Supreme Court?	Qualifying Practitioner	0%
What is the seperate from the commission above, and has an ad hoc selection commission appointing people to the Supreme Court?	Selection Commission	0%
What is the Latin translation for 'beyond the authority' which is used in the process above as a check on the power of the government?	Ultra Vires	0%

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