The RSA Constitution

Level: Grades 10 - 12
1.

Which of the following are protected in the Constitution:

 


 Supremacy of Parliament
Non racialism and non sexism
Qualified adult franchise
Equalization of wealth
Universal adult suffrage
Compulsory military service from 2010
Human dignity
Supremacy of the Constitution
2. Any person or community dispossed of property after 19 June 1913 as a result of past racially discriminatory laws is entitled to restitution or equitable redress.
TrueFalse

3. The government has the sole prerogative to determine whether someone may or may not obtain a passport to travel overseas.
TrueFalse

4. Government officials are required to give written reasons to anyone whose rights have been adversely affected
TrueFalse

5. Government ministers may pass special legislation allowing them to seize certain commercial farms for their own use.
TrueFalse

6. Which of the following freedoms are written into the Constitution?
freedom of the press and other media
freedom to join a local militia
freedom to pursue academic research and writing
freedom to incite violence if the situation warrants that
freedom to advocate hatred
7. Police are permitted routinely to search a person or his home.
TrueFalse

8. Which of the following are the official languages of South Africa?
Afrikaans
Setswana
isiNdebele
Nama
English
Hindi
Swahili
Sesotho
isiXhosa
isisZulu
9. Which of the following are institutions created in terms of Chapter 9 of the Constitution?
The Municipal Electoral Commission
The Human Rights Commission
The Commission for Gender Equality
The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities
The Health & Welfare Commission
The Public Protector
The Banking Ombudsman
The Sports Transformation Commission
The Auditor General
The Child protector
The Commission for Just Administrative Action
The Electoral Commission
10.

What is the Central Bank established in South Africa in terms of the Constitution? It is The _____

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