Law & Citizenship · Unit 5
Rights and Freedoms
What everyone is entitled to, and why
Rights are claims strong enough that a government needs a serious justification to override them, and the interesting cases are always where two rights collide.
The unit covers human rights and where the idea came from, freedom of expression and its limits, privacy, equality and discrimination, and children's rights specifically.
This unit breaks down into 18 short steps and 108 questions, starting at difficulty 2 and building to 3. Below you can see exactly what it covers, how the path is structured, and worked examples with explanations.
- Steps
- 18
- Questions
- 108
- Difficulty
- 2-3
What this unit covers
- Equality and Discrimination
- Children's Rights
- Privacy
- Human Rights
- Freedom of Expression
Where this fits
Follows Who Decides? Underpins Constitutions and the Rule of Law.
Where people slip
Almost no right is absolute. Free expression stops somewhere, and the real argument is nearly always about where rather than whether.
How the unit is structured
Rights and Freedoms runs as 18 short steps that unlock in order. 13 are practice rounds and 5 are challenge rounds that pull together everything before them. Questions start at difficulty 2 and climb to 3 as you progress.
Challenge rounds
Example questions
30 real questions from this unit, with the answer and the reason behind it, grouped by what they practise. There are 108 in the unit altogether.
Children's Rights
- Build the sentenceLevel 2
1. Build a sentence about children's rights.
Answer: Children have the right to be heard
Children have the right to be heard.
- Choose all that applyLevel 2
2. Which are children's rights? Pick all that apply.
- To play and restcorrect
- To be protected from harmcorrect
- To receive an educationcorrect
- To drive a car at any age
Play, protection from harm and education are all children's rights.
- Fill the blankLevel 2
3. Every child has the right to an ____.
- educationcorrect
- aeroplane
- office
- income
Education is a recognised right of every child.
- Multiple choiceLevel 2
4. Do children have rights of their own?
- Yes, children have their own recognised rights
- No, only adults do
- Only at school
- Only after age sixteen
Yes. Children have specific rights recognised internationally.
- True or falseLevel 2
5. Children have a right to be listened to about things that affect them.
Answer: True
True. Their views should be taken seriously according to their age.
- Type the answerLevel 2
6. What is a place where children learn, which is their right to attend?
Answer: school
School provides education.
Equality and Discrimination
- Choose all that applyLevel 2
7. Which characteristics are commonly protected by equality law? Pick all that apply.
- Racecorrect
- Sexcorrect
- Disabilitycorrect
- Favourite colour
Race, sex, disability and religion are commonly protected.
- Fact or fibLevel 2
8. It is acceptable to exclude someone from a game because of their religion.
Answer: False
False. Excluding people for who they are is discrimination.
- Multiple choiceLevel 2
9. Why is discrimination harmful?
- It denies opportunities for irrelevant reasonscorrect
- It saves time
- It is efficient
- It is not harmful
It denies people opportunities for reasons that have nothing to do with them.
- True or falseLevel 2
10. Laws in many countries make discrimination illegal.
Answer: True
True. Equality laws protect people from unfair treatment.
- Fill the blankLevel 3
11. Overlapping characteristics producing distinct disadvantage is called ____.
- intersectionalitycorrect
- proportionality
- derogation
- privilege
Intersectionality captures combined effects.
- Put in orderLevel 3
12. Put these steps of a discrimination complaint in order.
Answer: Raise the complaint -> It is investigated -> A decision is made -> A remedy is provided -> Appeal if unresolved
Raise, investigate, decide, remedy, appeal.
Freedom of Expression
- Build the sentenceLevel 2
13. Build a sentence about expression.
Answer: Everyone can share their opinions respectfully
Everyone can share their opinions respectfully.
- Choose all that applyLevel 2
14. Which are protected by freedom of expression? Pick all that apply.
- Expressing an opinioncorrect
- Making artcorrect
- Reporting the newscorrect
- Threatening someone with violence
Opinions, art, journalism and peaceful criticism are all protected.
- Fill the blankLevel 2
15. A false published statement harming reputation is called ____.
- defamationcorrect
- privacy
- equality
- consent
Defamation balances speech against reputation.
- Multiple choiceLevel 2
16. What is freedom of expression?
- The right to share your thoughts and opinionscorrect
- The right to say nothing ever
- The right to shout at anyone
- The right to a free phone
The right to share your thoughts and opinions.
- True or falseLevel 2
17. Disagreeing with someone politely is part of free expression.
Answer: True
True. Debate depends on being able to disagree.
- Sort into groupsLevel 3
18. Sort each expression as generally protected or generally restricted.
Answer: Criticising a minister = Generally protected; Satirical cartoons = Generally protected; Inciting violence = Generally restricted; Targeted threats = Generally restricted
Free expression protects a great deal but not everything.
Human Rights
- Choose all that applyLevel 2
19. Which are human rights? Pick all that apply.
- The right to lifecorrect
- The right to educationcorrect
- Freedom from torturecorrect
- The right to win every game
Life, education and freedom from torture are all recognised rights.
- Multiple choiceLevel 2
20. Who has human rights?
- Everyone, without exception
- Only adults
- Only citizens of rich countries
- Only people who earn them
Everyone, regardless of country, age, wealth or background.
- Picture questionLevel 2
21. ⚖️ What does this symbol of balance usually represent?
- Justice weighing both sides fairlycorrect
- A shopping scale
- A weather sign
- A sports trophy
Scales represent justice weighing evidence fairly.
- Sort into groupsLevel 2
22. Sort each statement as a right or not a right.
Answer: To be safe from harm = A human right; To go to school = A human right; To always win = Not a right; To have the newest phone = Not a right
Rights are basic entitlements, not preferences.
- Build the sentenceLevel 3
23. Build a sentence about rights.
Answer: Rights limit what power may lawfully do
Rights limit what power may lawfully do.
- Put in orderLevel 3
24. Put the proportionality test steps in order.
Answer: Is there a legitimate aim -> Is the measure suitable -> Is it necessary and least restrictive -> Does it strike a fair balance
Legitimate aim, suitability, necessity, fair balance.
Privacy
- Choose all that applyLevel 2
25. Which should you keep private online? Pick all that apply.
- Your home addresscorrect
- Your phone numbercorrect
- Your passwordscorrect
- Your favourite animal
Address, phone number and passwords should all stay private.
- Multiple choiceLevel 2
26. Why should you not share a friend's secret online?
- It breaks their trust and privacycorrect
- It uses data
- It is slow
- There is no reason
It breaks their trust and their privacy, and it cannot be undone.
- Odd one outLevel 2
27. Which of these is safe to share publicly online?
- Your favourite bookcorrect
- Your home address
- Your school timetable
- Your password
A favourite book reveals nothing that could put you at risk.
- True or falseLevel 2
28. Personal information should be shared carefully and only when needed.
Answer: True
True. Once shared online it is hard to take back.
- Type the answerLevel 2
29. What word describes keeping information about yourself to yourself?
Answer: privacy
Privacy protects personal information.
- Fact or fibLevel 3
30. Once information is posted online it can always be completely removed.
Answer: False
False. Copies, screenshots and caches make full removal very difficult.
Where these questions come from. Each unit starts as a plan of the concepts it should cover and the difficulty it should span. Questions are written against that plan with AI assistance, then checked by a validator that rejects anything without a single defensible answer, an explanation, or plausible wrong options. How we write questions sets out the whole process, and corrections are fixed in the bank and reach the site and the app the same day.
How you practise
This unit mixes 11 different question formats, so you are recalling and applying rather than recognising the same layout every time.
- Build the sentence
- Choose all that apply
- Fact or fib
- Fill the blank
- Multiple choice
- Odd one out
- Picture question
- Put in order
- Sort into groups
- True or false
- Type the answer
Practise Rights and Freedoms
108 questions across 18 steps. Start with step one and crawl at your own pace.
Play this unitRead about Rights and Freedoms
Explainers from our blog on what this unit covers. Each one ends with real questions from the bank.
- What Is Freedom of Speech? What It Protects and Where It StopsFreedom of speech protects saying what others would rather you did not. Where the idea came from, what it covers, and the limits every legal system draws.September 14, 2026 · 4 min read
- What Are Human Rights?Where the modern idea came from, what the main categories are, and the honest debate about how they are enforced.August 28, 2026 · 6 min read
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