Human Rights Quiz

Who are the influential philosophers associated with the positivism school of thought?

• Thomas Aquinas and John Locke

• John Austin and Jeremy Bentham

• Thomas Hobbes and John Austin

• Hugo Grotius and Francisco Suarez

Which document attempted to contain government abuses and subject the monarchy to the laws of Britain?

• Magna Carta

• International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights

• French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

According to the natural law perspective, where do human rights exist?

• Rooted in the laws of the country

• Inherent in the individual, not dependent on states or documents

• Dependent upon state consent

• Guaranteed and protected by the states

Which event led to the shift towards treating individuals as citizens with rights in France?

• The Protestant Reformation

• The French Revolution

• The United Nations (UN)

• The League of Nations

What is the significance of the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?

• It defined human rights as inherent in the individual

• It established the International Bill of Rights

• It laid the groundwork for the modern human rights movement

• It codified the state's responsibility to protect individuals

Which document listed the rights for French citizens, including freedom of speech, religious views, presumption of innocence, liberty, and protection of private property?

• International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR)

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)

• International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (CPR)

• French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

What is the emphasis of the natural law perspective?

• Emphasis on the essential nature of all peoples

• Emphasis on the state's responsibility to protect individuals

• Emphasis on state consent for human rights

• Emphasis on duties imposed by God and the existence of a common human morality