[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":44},["ShallowReactive",2],{"question:true-or-false-government-ministers-can-tell-judges-how-to-decide-a-case":3},{"question":4},{"id":5,"slug":6,"format":7,"answers":8,"chapter":11,"correct":15,"related":17,"question":36,"references":37,"reviewedAt":42,"explanation":43},"uk-ue-077","true-or-false-government-ministers-can-tell-judges-how-to-decide-a-case","true_false",[9,10],"True","False",{"id":12,"title":13,"summary":14},"government","Government and law","Parliament, elections, courts, and your rights and duties.",[16],1,[18,21,24,27,30,33],{"slug":19,"question":20},"what-is-judicial-review","What is judicial review?",{"slug":22,"question":23},"in-england-and-wales-where-are-most-minor-criminal-cases-heard","In England and Wales, where are most minor criminal cases heard?",{"slug":25,"question":26},"true-or-false-in-scotland-many-minor-criminal-cases-are-heard","In Scotland, many minor criminal cases are heard in a Justice of the Peace court.",{"slug":28,"question":29},"in-england-wales-and-northern-ireland-which-court-hears-serious-criminal","In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, which court hears serious criminal cases such as murder and robbery?",{"slug":31,"question":32},"which-court-hears-the-most-serious-criminal-cases-in-scotland-such","Which court hears the most serious criminal cases in Scotland, such as murder?",{"slug":34,"question":35},"which-statement-about-magistrates-in-england-and-wales-is-correct","Which statement about magistrates in England and Wales is correct?","Government ministers can tell judges how to decide a case.",[38],{"url":39,"kind":40,"title":41},"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRule_of_law_in_the_United_Kingdom","wikipedia","Wikipedia: Rule of law in the United Kingdom","2026-11-07T23:18:17.820361+00:00","Judges are independent of the government. The courts can rule that a minister or public body acted unlawfully.",1794177768313]