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What did the home secretary use to detain asylum seekers?
What did the home secretary use to detain asylum seekers?
- Legislative powers
- Executive powers
- Prerogative powers (correct)
- Judicial powers
What is a characteristic of the government's use of prerogative powers?
What is a characteristic of the government's use of prerogative powers?
- It requires approval from the legislature
- It does not need approval from the legislature (correct)
- It is only used in times of war
- It is clearly defined in the constitution
What is a challenge in understanding the scope of prerogative powers?
What is a challenge in understanding the scope of prerogative powers?
- They are clearly defined in the constitution
- It is hard to determine their limits (correct)
- They are only used in specific circumstances
- They are only used by the legislature
What were the asylum seekers doing while being detained?
What were the asylum seekers doing while being detained?
What was the court asked to consider in the case?
What was the court asked to consider in the case?
What is a key feature of the government's prerogative powers?
What is a key feature of the government's prerogative powers?
What was the home secretary's action towards asylum seekers?
What was the home secretary's action towards asylum seekers?
What is a challenge related to the royal prerogative?
What is a challenge related to the royal prerogative?
What was the status of asylum seekers' applications during detention?
What was the status of asylum seekers' applications during detention?
What is a characteristic of the royal prerogative?
What is a characteristic of the royal prerogative?
What is the significance of the royal prerogative in relation to the government's actions?
What is the significance of the royal prerogative in relation to the government's actions?
What was the issue with the asylum seekers during detention?
What was the issue with the asylum seekers during detention?
What is a consequence of the unclear limits of the prerogative powers?
What is a consequence of the unclear limits of the prerogative powers?
Why is the royal prerogative a significant issue in this case?
Why is the royal prerogative a significant issue in this case?
What was the court's role in this case?
What was the court's role in this case?
