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- Year 11
Lesson 1 of 6
- Year 11
What are rights and where do they come from?
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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will explore what rights are and how they developed from Magna Carta to the Human Rights Act 1998.
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5 Questions
Q1.True or false, King Henry VIII signed the Magna Carta?
True or false, King Henry VIII signed the Magna Carta?
True
Q2.True or false, the Human Rights Act 1998 was the first time law had been written down in the UK?
True or false, the Human Rights Act 1998 was the first time law had been written down in the UK?
True
Q3.True or false, the UK has a representative democracy?
True or false, the UK has a representative democracy?
False
Q4.True or false, the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights was introduced before the European Convention of Human Rights?
True or false, the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights was introduced before the European Convention of Human Rights?
False
Q5.True or false, as a UK citizen, you can take your complaint of a human rights issue to a UK court?
True or false, as a UK citizen, you can take your complaint of a human rights issue to a UK court?
False