# Human rights and citizenship

> Grade 8: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), rights of the child, rights and responsibilities, how laws are made.

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- Subject: History & geography
- Level: Grade 8
- Quiz: 16
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## Questions

1. In which year was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted? (1918 / 1948 / 1965 / 1989)
   Answer: 1948
2. Which organisation adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? (The Olympic Committee / The Red Cross / The United Nations / The World Bank)
   Answer: The United Nations
3. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights says all people are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
   Answer: True
4. Who chaired the UN Commission on Human Rights when the Declaration was written? (Eleanor Roosevelt / Mahatma Gandhi / Queen Victoria / Winston Churchill)
   Answer: Eleanor Roosevelt
5. Which treaty sets out the rights of every child, adopted by the UN in 1989? (Convention on the Rights of the Child / Declaration of Independence / Geneva Convention / Magna Carta)
   Answer: Convention on the Rights of the Child
6. Under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, who counts as a child? (Anyone under 12 / Anyone under 14 / Anyone under 18 / Anyone under 21)
   Answer: Anyone under 18
7. Under children's rights, every child has the right to go to school.
   Answer: True
8. Name one right that every child has under the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
   Answer: Any valid right, e.g. education, play, health care, a name, protection
9. Which of these is a responsibility that goes with the right to free speech? (Always agreeing with others / Respecting other people's views / Speaking louder than others / Staying silent)
   Answer: Respecting other people's views
10. Which is an example of a citizen's responsibility? (Choosing which laws to follow / Ignoring public rules / Keeping all your opinions secret / Obeying the law)
   Answer: Obeying the law
11. Name one way a citizen can take part in their community.
   Answer: Any valid way, e.g. voting, volunteering, joining a community group, helping neighbours
12. In many countries, what is a proposed new law called before it is passed? (A bill / A decree / A treaty / A verdict)
   Answer: A bill
13. Who usually debates and votes on new laws in a democracy? (Elected representatives / Judges only / Newspaper editors / Police officers)
   Answer: Elected representatives
14. A bill becomes law as soon as someone first suggests it.
   Answer: False
15. In the UK, what is the law-making body made up of the Commons and the Lords called?
   Answer: Parliament
16. Which is the job of courts rather than lawmakers? (Collecting votes in elections / Deciding if a law has been broken / Voting on new laws / Writing new bills)
   Answer: Deciding if a law has been broken