Constitutional And The Bill Of Rights

Question 1

What is Equality?

Answer 1

All people are equal and must be treated equally.

Question 2

What is Life?

Answer 2

Everyone has the right to life. You cannot be sentenced to death by the courts.

Question 3

What is Human dignity?

Answer 3

The government and citizens must respect the dignity of all people.

Question 4

What is Freedom and security?

Answer 4

You cannot be put in prison for no good reason . You cannot be detained without a court trial. You cannot be tortured. You have the right to control your own body . You have the right to be free of all forms of violence.

Question 5

What is Slavery,servitude and forced labour?

Answer 5

You cannot be forced to work for someone. You have the right to choose who you work for.

Question 6

What is personal privacy?

Answer 6

You cannot be searched or have your home or possessions searched without a police search warrant. The government cannot take your things,open your mail or listen to your phone calls.

Question 7

What is freedom of religion,belief and opinion?

Answer 7

You can believe in whatever you want and you can follow the religion of your choice?

Question 8

What is freedom of speech and expression?

Answer 8

Everyone,including the press,may write,say or print photographs of whatever they want,provided they do not break the law. But no one is allowed to encourage violence and cause harm with hate speech lice racist or sexist language.

Question 9

What is Assembly and demonstration?

Answer 9

This means you are free to organize and take part in public meetings and demonstrations and to present petitions as long as it is done peacefully.

Question 10

What is political rights?

Answer 10

All citizens of SA can start or join a political party, vote if you are over 18 years old (and keep it as a secret for whom you voted)

Question 11

What Freedom of association?

Answer 11

You can associate with whoever you want to.

Question 12

What is Access to to information?

Answer 12

People have the right to access to all information the government and anyone else has if you need the information to protect your rights.

Question 13

What is Citizenships?

Answer 13

Your citizenship can never be taken away from you.

Question 14

What is freedom of movement and resistance?

Answer 14

You can go or live anywhere in South Africa. You can leave the country and come back again at any time.

Question 15

What is freedom of business,occupation and profession?

Answer 15

You have the right to do whatever work you want as long as you have skills,experience or qualifications needed for the job.

Question 16

What is labour relations?

Answer 16

You have the right to be treated fairly at work. You can join a workers union and go on strike.

Question 17

What is Environment?

Answer 17

You have the right to a healthy environment.

Question 18

What is property?

Answer 18

You have the right to own and sell property. You can only be taken away from you by the government if you are paid a fair price for it and the government is going to use it for a public purpose such as building a dam or a railway line.

Question 19

What is Housing?

Answer 19

No-one can stop you from getting a house,but the government does not have to give everyone a house. They must help people get houses. If you have a house the government cannot take you house away from you. You cannot be evicted from your home if you own it.

Question 20

What is healthcare,food water and social security?

Answer 20

The government must do things to make sure that you have healthcare services,food and water and financial help (social grants)if you cannot afford to support yourself and those who depend on you.

Question 21

What is children?

Answer 21

All children have the right to parental care,shelter,healthy food,not to be neglected or abused,not to be forced to work, and legal help if charged with a crime.

Question 22

What is Education?

Answer 22

Everyone has the right to a basic education in the language of your choice,where this is possible.

Question 23

What is Language and culture?

Answer 23

You can the language and follow the culture that you choose,but you must respect other people human right when you do so.

Question 24

What is Access to courts?

Answer 24

You can have a legal matter decided by a court.

Question 25

What is Just administration?

Answer 25

This means that actions taken by the government or government departments must be within the law.

Question 26

What is arrested,detained and accused persons?

Answer 26

These people have the rights such as the right to a lawyer,visits from family members,not to be kept in jail without good reason,to be kept in proper living conditions and not be forced to speak or make a confession.