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Introduction to Human Rights

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of these words means that rights are not earned?

a)

Inalienable

b)

Inherent

c)

Universal

d)

Fundamental

2.

Which word means that human rights cannot be taken away?

a)

Universal

b)

Inalienable

c)

Fundamental

d)

Inherent

3.

Rights to food, water, employment and healthcare are described by Vasek as...

a)

First Generation Rights

b)

Second Generation Rights

c)

Third Generation Rights

4.

Liberties are different to rights mainly because

a)

They cover more areas

b)

They cannot be taken away

c)

They can be taken away

d)

They are entrenched

5.

Locke thought that rights come from

a)

The social contract

b)

The divine source of nature

c)

God

d)

Man

6.

Aquinas thought that rights come from

a)

The legal system

b)

People

c)

God

d)

Prudential reasoning

7.

Magna Carta established

a)

The right to jury trial

b)

Habeas Corpus

c)

The rule of law

d)

All of the above

8.

Which case was key for the establishment of judicial review?

a)

The Case of Proclamations

b)

Somerset v Stewart

c)

Dr Bonham's Case

d)

Mayor of London v Tammy Samede and Others

9.

The Habeas Corpus Act 1679

a)

Established the right to a fair trial

b)

Established the right to freedom from arbitrary detention

c)

Prevented the king from imprisoning people

d)

Prevented the king from ignoring writs of habeas corpus

10.

Which of these was not confirmed by The Bill of Rights 1689?

a)

That Parliament can have free elections

b)

The existence of parliamentary privilege

c)

The existence of free speech

d)

The King cannot levy taxes without Parliament's consent

11.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was ratified in...

a)

1901

b)

1985

c)

1948

d)

1918

12.

Winston Churchill was a key figure in the establishment of the European Convention on Human Rights

a)

True

b)

False