Prelim(THERMO)
  • 1. 1. _______include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more.
A) Natural rights
B) Human rights
C) Positive rights
D) Negative rights
  • 2. 2. We have the right to live in a democracy and are entitled to enjoy its benefits.
A) Political rights
B) Civil rights
C) Social and cultural rights
D) Economic rights
  • 3. 3. Human rights are_____ meaning that no one can have his or her human rights taken away or cannot give them up or deprived of them other than in specific situations.
A) Interdependent
B) Inalienable
C) Indivisible
D) Universal
  • 4. 4. Everyone is entitled to these rights, without discrimination.
A) Positive rights
B) Human rights
C) Natural rights
D) Negative rights
  • 5. 5. Every individual has a responsibility to teach human rights, to respect human rights, and to challenge institutions and individuals that abuse them.
A) Responsibility
B) Other responsible entities
C) Government responsibility
D) Individual responsibility
  • 6. 6. Human rights are_____ meaning that they are applied equally and without discrimination to all people.
A) Inalienable
B) Universal
C) Indivisible
D) Interdependent
  • 7. 7. This right provides us with the freedom to develop ourselves as peoples, preserve our culture and retain our national identity
A) Collective rights
B) Civil rights
C) Political rights
D) Social and cultural rights
  • 8. 8. Human rights are founded on respect for the dignity and worth of each person.
A) False
B) Maybe true
C) Maybe false
D) True
  • 9. 9. These are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status.
A) Human rights
B) Negative rights
C) Positive rights
D) Natural rights
  • 10. 10. Refer to rights that are universal and inalienable.
A) Negative rights
B) Natural rights
C) Positive rights
D) Human rights
  • 11. 11. It is the first human rights declaration in history.
A) Glass cylinder
B) Cylinder
C) Cyrus cylinder
D) Plastic cylinder
  • 12. 12. The principle of____ applies to everyone in relation to all human rights and freedoms regardless of any human characteristics or on the basis of a list of non-exhaustive categories such as sex, race, color and so on.
A) Interdependence
B) Non-discriminatory
C) Equality
D) Indivisibility
  • 13. 13. This means that one set of rights cannot be enjoyed fully without the other. For example, making progress in civil and political rights makes it easier to exercise economic, social and cultural rights.
A) Interdependence
B) Non-discriminatory
C) Equality
D) Indivisibility
  • 14. 14. You cannot be denied a right because someone decides that it is "less important" or "non- essential.
A) True
B) Maybe false
C) False
D) Maybe true
  • 15. 15. The basis of human rights is that "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights."
A) Non-discriminatory
B) Universality
C) Equality
D) Indivisibility
  • 16. 16. The _____has the obligation to provide the highest standard of living for its citizens by eradicating social, economic, political, cultural, ethnic and gender inequalities.
A) Society
B) State
C) Private
D) Individual
  • 17. 17. The intent of punishment should not be to torture the criminal or to undo the crime (expiation) but to "prevent others from committing a like offense".
A) Retribution
B) Expiation or atonement
C) Protection
D) Deterrence
  • 18. 18. Since there were no written laws and no courts, the victim of a crime was allowed to obtain his redress in the way he saw fit.
A) Deterrence
B) Protection
C) Retribution
D) Expiation or atonement
  • 19. 19. He advocated the theory that "a punishment should have only that degree of severity which is sufficient to deter others.
A) Cyrus cylinder
B) Cesare beccaria
C) Cesare lombroso
D) Jeremy bentham
  • 20. 20. People believe that by putting the offender in prison, society is protected from his further criminal depredation.
A) Protection
B) Retribution
C) Rehabilitation
D) Deterrence
  • 21. 21. A new concept of correctional administration has developed, thus reformation and rehabilitation are now thought of as_____.
A) Rehablitation
B) Treatment
C) Punishment
D) Reformation
  • 22. 22. This is the latest justification of punishment. Under this theory, society can best be protected from crime if the purpose of imprisonment is to reform or rehabilitate the prisoner.
A) Deterrence
B) Reformation
C) Protection
D) Retribution
  • 23. 23. A justification of punishment came after prisons were fully established.
A) Retribution
B) Protection
C) Expiation or atonement
D) Deterrence
  • 24. 24. It is commonly believed that punishment gives a lesson to the offender; that it shows others what would happen if they violated the law; and that punishment holds crime in check.
A) Expiation or atonement
B) Deterrence
C) Protection
D) Retribution
  • 25. 25. An offense committed by a member against another member of the same clan or group aroused the condemnation of the whole group against the offending member.
A) Protection
B) Deterrence
C) Expiation or atonement
D) Retribution
  • 26. 26. An attempt was made to limit the retaliation to the degree of injury inflicted, thus the philosophy of "an eye for an eye" evolved.
A) Expiation or atonement
B) Protection
C) Retribution
D) Deterrence
  • 27. 27. In primitive days punishment of the transgressor was carried out in the form of personal vengeance.
A) Protection
B) Deterrence
C) Retribution
D) Expiation or atonement
  • 28. 28. _____is defined as the redress that the state takes against an offending member.
A) Rehabilitation
B) Treatment
C) Reformation
D) Punishment
  • 29. 29. It is a means of social control.
A) Reformation
B) Punishment
C) Rehabilitation
D) Treatment
  • 30. 30. We have the right to determine, participate, intervene and take action in all matters that directly and indirectly affect our welfare.
A) Civil rights
B) Social and cultural rights
C) Collective rights
D) Political rights
  • 31. 31. We have the right to a free, accessible, relevant, nationalistic, quality, gender and culturally sensitive education, responsive to our needs, which advances the culture of human rights.
A) Political rights
B) Civil rights
C) Social and cultural rights
D) Collective rights
  • 32. 32. Public office is a public trust. Transparency, accountability, integrity and competence are minimum standards of good governance.
A) Economic rights
B) Collective rights
C) Civil rights
D) Political rights
  • 33. 33. We have the right to a clean, safe and sustainable environment that supports an equitable quality of life.
A) Political rights
B) Civil rights
C) Economic rights
D) Collective rights
  • 34. 34. Refer to rights that are universal and inalienable.
A) Positive rights
B) Negative rights
C) Natural rights
  • 35. 35. This right provides us with the freedom to develop ourselves as peoples, preserve our culture and retain our national identity.
A) Political rights
B) Collective rights
C) Civil rights
D) Social and cultural rights
  • 36. 36. The State has the obligation to establish a responsive social housing program and protect the people from unjust evictions from their homes.
A) Political rights
B) Civil rights
C) Social and cultural rights
D) Economic rights
  • 37. 37. We have the right to a nationalistic and independent economic policy protected from foreign domination and intrusion.
A) Social and cultural rights
B) Economic rights
C) Civil rights
D) Political rights
  • 38. 38. Every organ of society, including corporations, nongovernmental organizations, foundations, and educational institutions, also shares responsibility for the promotion and protection of human rights.
A) Individual responsibility
B) Other responsible entities
C) Private responsibility
D) Government responsibility
  • 39. 39. Every individual has a responsibility to teach human rights, to respect human rights, and to challenge institutions and individuals that abuse them.
A) Private responsibility
B) Individual responsibility
C) Government responsibility
D) Other responsible entities
  • 40. 40. It is a means of social control.
A) Reformation
B) Punishment
C) Rehabilitation
D) Treatment
  • 41. 41. Refer to the freedom from certain things, like slavery, torture, and suppression.
A) Natural rights
B) Negative rights
C) Positive rights
D) Human rights
  • 42. 42. Refers to the rights like food, housing, education, and healthcare.
A) Positive rights
B) Natural rights human rights
C) Negative rights
  • 43. 43. He freed the slaves to return home, declared that all people had the right to choose their own religion, and established racial equality.
A) Cyrus the great
B) Cyrus cylinder
C) Cesare lombroso
D) Cesare beccaria
  • 44. 44. Is an ancient record and now has been recognized as the world's first charter of human rights.
A) Cyrus the great
B) 10 commandments
C) Cylinder
D) Cyrus cylinder
  • 45. 45. States assume particular obligations and duties under international law to respect, to protect, and to promote human rights.
A) Obligation
B) Responsibility
C) Liability
D) Duty
  • 46. 46. It is noted that states has a duty to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms, regardless of their political, economic and cultural systems.
A) Universality
B) Equality
C) Indivisibility
D) Non-discriminatory
  • 47. 47. Human rights are intricately related to each other and none has priority over another. It is not acceptable to respect some Human rights and not others. The enjoyment of one right is often advance the accessibility of other rights.
A) Iniversality
B) Interrelated
C) Equality
D) Interdependence
  • 48. 48. States must refrain from interfering with or curtailing the enjoyment of human rights. States also protect every individual and group against human rights abuses. Human rights are not gifts bestowed at the pleasure of government.
A) Government responsibility
B) Responsibility
C) Individual responsibility
D) Others responsible entities
  • 49. 49. At the individual level, while we are entitled to our human rights, we should also respect the human rights of others.
A) No
B) True
C) Yes
D) False
  • 50. 50. During this period nearly all offenses that are now included in criminal codes as public crimes, were considered private offenses for which the victims were allowed their redress through personal vengeance.
A) Deterrence
B) Reformation
C) Protection
D) Retribution
  • 51. 51. Absence of a guilty mind or lack of criminal intent.
A) Nullum
B) Mens rea
C) Plea
D) Retroactive
  • 52. 52. " No responsibility"
A) Mens rea
B) Crime
C) Plea
D) Intent
  • 53. 53. We have the natural right to life and liberty and are equal in dignity. Equal concern and respect for these basic rights should be guaranteed, protected and upheld by the state.
A) Individuals, society, and the state
B) Civil rights
C) Economic rights
D) Political rights
  • 54. 54. Has the duty to safeguard and assure the dignity of its people as individuals and as members of communities and ensure their capacity for self- development.
A) Individual
B) Society
C) Government
D) State
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