Questions › Chapter 5: The UK government, the law and your role
Which TWO documents are named as roots of the rights and freedoms people have in Britain?
Choose two answers.
- AThe Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007
- BMagna CartaRight answer
- CThe Human Rights Act 1998
- DThe Bill of Rights of 1689Right answer
Answer: Magna Carta and The Bill of Rights of 1689
Rights in Britain go back to Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights of 1689 and the Habeas Corpus Act. The Human Rights Act came much later and put the European Convention into UK law.
From chapter 5 of the handbook, "The UK government, the law and your role", section "Fundamental principles". Practice question 594 of 651, written in our own words.