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What is the purpose of a bill of rights?
What is the purpose of a bill of rights?
- To enforce religious beliefs
- To establish new laws
- To protect the rights of citizens (correct)
- To limit the power of public officials
What is an entrenched bill of rights?
What is an entrenched bill of rights?
- A bill of rights that can be amended or repealed by a country's legislature
- A bill of rights that is not legally binding
- A bill of rights that requires a supermajority or referendum to be amended or repealed
- A bill of rights that is part of a country's constitution (correct)
Which term is used to describe a list of the most important rights to the citizens of a country?
Which term is used to describe a list of the most important rights to the citizens of a country?
- Declaration of rights
- Charter of rights
- Bill of rights (correct)
- Constitutional rights
Which historical document is an example of a legal charter asserting certain rights for particular groups?
Which historical document is an example of a legal charter asserting certain rights for particular groups?
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Who revived the idea of rights based on citizenship in the early modern period?
Who revived the idea of rights based on citizenship in the early modern period?
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