What is the right to protest within a democracy with the rule of law?

What is the right to protest within a democracy with the rule of law?

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look at our right to protest in a democracy. We will explore how these rights apply in society today.

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5 Questions

Q1.
True or false, King Henry VIII signed the Magna Carta?
Correct answer: False
True
Q2.
True or false, the Human Rights Act 1998 was the first time law had been written down in the UK?
Correct answer: False
True
Q3.
True or false, the UK has a representative democracy?
False
Correct answer: True
Q4.
True or false, the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights was introduced before the European Convention of Human Rights?
False
Correct answer: True
Q5.
True or false, as a UK citizen, you can take your complaint of a human rights issue to a UK court?
False
Correct answer: True

5 Questions

Q1.
True or false, the UK is a representative democracy?
False
Correct answer: True
Q2.
True or false, the rule of law means people are treated unequally?
Correct answer: False
True
Q3.
True or false, the Human Rights Act was enacted in 1998?
False
Correct answer: True
Q4.
True or false, the right to protest is written in Article 21 of the Human Rights Act 1998?
Correct answer: False
True
Q5.
True or false, the government can stop a protest because it doesn't agree with it.
Correct answer: False
True

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UnitCitizenship / Why do we need the right to protest in democracy?

Citizenship