Human rights and citizenship

Worksheet: Human rights and citizenship

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Answer the questions.

1. In which year was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted?
   a) 1918b) 1948c) 1965d) 1989
2. Which organisation adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
   a) The Olympic Committeeb) The Red Crossc) The United Nationsd) The World Bank
3. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights says all people are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
   a) Trueb) False
4. Who chaired the UN Commission on Human Rights when the Declaration was written?
   a) Eleanor Rooseveltb) Mahatma Gandhic) Queen Victoriad) Winston Churchill
5. Which treaty sets out the rights of every child, adopted by the UN in 1989?
   a) Convention on the Rights of the Childb) Declaration of Independencec) Geneva Conventiond) Magna Carta
6. Under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, who counts as a child?
   a) Anyone under 12b) Anyone under 14c) Anyone under 18d) Anyone under 21
7. Under children's rights, every child has the right to go to school.
   a) Trueb) False
8. Name one right that every child has under the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
9. Which of these is a responsibility that goes with the right to free speech?
   a) Always agreeing with othersb) Respecting other people's viewsc) Speaking louder than othersd) Staying silent
10. Which is an example of a citizen's responsibility?
    a) Choosing which laws to followb) Ignoring public rulesc) Keeping all your opinions secretd) Obeying the law
11. Name one way a citizen can take part in their community.
12. In many countries, what is a proposed new law called before it is passed?
    a) A billb) A decreec) A treatyd) A verdict
13. Who usually debates and votes on new laws in a democracy?
    a) Elected representativesb) Judges onlyc) Newspaper editorsd) Police officers
14. A bill becomes law as soon as someone first suggests it.
    a) Trueb) False
15. In the UK, what is the law-making body made up of the Commons and the Lords called?
16. Which is the job of courts rather than lawmakers?
    a) Collecting votes in electionsb) Deciding if a law has been brokenc) Voting on new lawsd) Writing new bills