AnotherLegalQuiz

What section of the Constitution gives the Federal government the power to legislate on treaties?

• s 51 (xxix)

• s 112

• s 80

• s 51 (xxxi)

A criticism of a Bill of Rights is...

• it will give too much law-making power to judges, judges will determine which rights are more important

• it will be difficult to protect rights

• all of the listed responses

• it will not protect the rights of minorities

A strength of a constitutional Bill of Rights is...

• it will be very difficult for a dictator to remove

• all of the listed responses

• it will be easy to adapt to the changing times

• Parliament can change it if judge's misinterpret it

The strongest to weakest forms of protecting rights are...

• Constitutional, Act of Parliament, Common Law

• Act of Parliament, Constitutional, Common Law

• Common Law, Constitutional, Act of Parliament

• Constitutional, Common Law, Act of Parliament

Common law rights are a WEAK form of protection as they can be...

• overruled by a higher court

• struck down by an Act of Parliament

• amended by international law

• struck down by parliament AND overruled by a higher court

A referendum is the difficult process of changing what?

• the constitution

• an Act of Parliament

• the common law

• an international treaty

Which of the following is NOT a constitutional right in Australia?

• Jury Trial

• Right to Property

• Right to Life

• Freedom of Religion

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

• gives the UN direct power over Australia's laws

• means ALL federal laws must adhere to the constitution

The Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) was passed after...

• a referendum on the ability to create "race laws"

• signing the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Dsicrimination

• becoming a signatory to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

• a High Court decision allowing Native Title

Human rights are...

• Inalienable and Inherent

• Universal and Indivisible

• Standards that should be guaranteed to all people

• All of the listed responses