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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?
- Charter of rights
- Declaration of rights
- Entrenched bill of rights
- Bill of rights (correct)
What is the purpose of a bill of rights?
What is the purpose of a bill of rights?
- To protect the rights of private citizens (correct)
- To infringe on the rights of citizens
- To establish new rights for citizens
- To protect the rights of public officials
What is an entrenched bill of rights?
What is an entrenched bill of rights?
- A bill of rights that is subject to special procedures applicable to constitutional amendments
- A bill of rights that can be amended or repealed by a country's legislature
- A bill of rights that is not part of a country's constitution
- A bill of rights that requires a supermajority or referendum to be amended or repealed (correct)
Which historical document is an example of a legal charter asserting certain rights for particular groups?
Which historical document is an example of a legal charter asserting certain rights for particular groups?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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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?
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What is an entrenched bill of rights?
What is an entrenched bill of rights?
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What is the purpose of a bill of rights?
What is the purpose of a bill of rights?
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Which historical document is an example of a legal charter asserting certain rights for particular groups?
Which historical document is an example of a legal charter asserting certain rights for particular groups?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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