Legal Studies Quiz

The primary law-making arm of the UN is the...

• General Assembly

• Security Council

• Secretariat

• International Criminal Court

Another word for rights of nation-states is...

• Sovereignty

• State Rights

• Common Law Rights

• Bill of Rights

Which of the following is NOT a permanent member of the security council?

• China

• USA

• France

• Japan

The Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011 (Cth)...

• gives recommendations as to whether the bills match Australia's international rights obligations

• all of the listed responses

• means federal laws must adhere to the constitution

• gives UN oversight to Australia's rights record

Which of the following is the strongest legal method of protecting a right?

• International Treaty

• Common Law Decisions

• Constitutional Protection (i.e. Bill of Rights)

• Act of Parliament

What is a weakness of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011?

• it may miss instances of rights abuses

• it may identify minor rights breaches to justify its existence

• it can not give concrete protections to rights, only reccomendatiosn

• all of the listed responses

What does INALIENABLE mean?

• rights can not be taken away

• constitutional rights are paramount

• one right is not more important than another

• the access to the law is equal to all

Which is a common criticism of a Bill of Rights?

• judges will make "political" decisions as to which rights are more important

• all of the listed responses

• it may enshrine old and irrelevant rights

• it is too difficult to change with the times

Which right is not listed in the constitution?

• right to jury trial

• freedom of religion

• protection of property

• right to due process

Why are common law rights a weak form of protection?

• they can be overridden by an act of Parliament

• they can be overriden by an act of Parliament or a higher court

• they can be changed by a treaty

• they can be changed by a referendum