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What is a bill of rights?
What is a bill of rights?
- A list of important duties of citizens in a country
- A list of important privileges granted to citizens in a country
- A list of important rights to the citizens of a country (correct)
- A list of important laws passed by a country's legislature
What is the purpose of a bill of rights?
What is the purpose of a bill of rights?
- To protect citizens' rights against infringement from public officials and private citizens (correct)
- To establish new laws for a country
- To create new rights for citizens
- To limit the power of the legislature
What is an entrenched bill of rights?
What is an entrenched bill of rights?
- A bill of rights that can be easily changed by a country's legislature
- A bill of rights that is not important
- A bill of rights that cannot be amended or repealed by a country's legislature through regular procedure (correct)
- A bill of rights that is only applicable to certain groups of citizens
What is the Magna Carta?
What is the Magna Carta?
What did Sir Edward Coke argue?
What did Sir Edward Coke argue?
What influenced the United States Declaration of Independence?
What influenced the United States Declaration of Independence?
What is the principle of legality in the Australian judicial system?
What is the principle of legality in the Australian judicial system?
Which country is the only common law country without a constitutional or federal legislative bill of rights?
Which country is the only common law country without a constitutional or federal legislative bill of rights?
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
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How well do you know about bills of rights? Test your knowledge with our quiz on the proclamation of fundamental rights to citizens of a polity. From the purpose of protecting citizens' rights to the difference between entrenched and unentrenched bills of rights, this quiz covers it all. Challenge yourself and learn more about this important aspect of governance.
