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AnotherLegalQuiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

s 51 (xxix)

b)

s 112

c)

s 80

d)

s 51 (xxxi)

2.

A criticism of a Bill of Rights is...

a)

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

b)

it will be difficult to protect rights

c)

all of the listed responses

d)

it will not protect the rights of minorities

3.

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

a)

it will be very difficult for a dictator to remove

b)

all of the listed responses

c)

it will be easy to adapt to the changing times

d)

Parliament can change it if judge's misinterpret it

4.

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

a)

Constitutional, Act of Parliament, Common Law

b)

Act of Parliament, Constitutional, Common Law

c)

Common Law, Constitutional, Act of Parliament

d)

Constitutional, Common Law, Act of Parliament

5.

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

a)

overruled by a higher court

b)

struck down by an Act of Parliament

c)

amended by international law

d)

struck down by parliament AND overruled by a higher court

6.

A referendum is the difficult process of changing what?

a)

the constitution

b)

an Act of Parliament

c)

the common law

d)

an international treaty

7.

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

a)

Jury Trial

b)

Right to Property

c)

Right to Life

d)

Freedom of Religion

8.

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

a)

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

b)

all of the listed responses

c)

gives the UN direct power over Australia's laws

d)

means ALL federal laws must adhere to the constitution

9.

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

a)

a referendum on the ability to create "race laws"

b)

signing the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Dsicrimination

c)

becoming a signatory to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

d)

a High Court decision allowing Native Title

10.

Human rights are...

a)

Inalienable and Inherent

b)

Universal and Indivisible

c)

Standards that should be guaranteed to all people

d)

All of the listed responses