Fundamental Rights and Duties

The 36 questions of the CCSE task Fundamental Rights and Duties, each with the correct answer.

1. In Spain, the Constitution obliges all citizens to practise a religion.False.
2. Spaniards who obtain nationality by residence must wait three years before they can vote in elections.False.
3. In Spain, the Constitution prohibits torture and the death penalty.True.
4. The way political parties operate must be democratic.True.
5. Someone can be forced to state their political or religious ideas.False.
6. A person's right to enter and leave Spain freely can be limited on ideological grounds.False.
7. Primary Education (ages 6 to 12) is free and compulsory.True.
8. The Constitution guarantees Spaniards the right to decent housing.True.
9. In Spain the police may enter any home without a judicial order at any time.False.
10. The secrecy of Spaniards' communications is guaranteed, except by judicial decision.True.
11. The Constitution recognises citizens' right to associate freely.True.
12. Teachers can teach freely, within the limits of the Constitution.True.
13. The Constitution recognises only the fundamental rights of Spaniards.False.
14. Citizens must cooperate with judges if asked.True.
15. The law limits third parties' access to personal data.True.
16. Freedom of the press is limited by respect for people's honour.True.
17. In Spain the grounds for separation and divorce are regulated by law.True.
18. Free healthcare is only for people over 65.False.
19. In Spain men and women have the same rights.True.
20. Compulsory education has two stages: Primary Education and Compulsory Secondary Education.True.
21. In Spain there is an official religion.False.
22. Public healthcare is free.True.
23. Basic education in Spain is only for foreigners.False.
24. In Spain the right of association is recognised.True.
25. Trade unions can take part in negotiations with employers and with the government.True.
26. Workers have the right to strike.True.
27. Ideological freedom is guaranteed only in part of the national territory.False.
28. All citizens have access to the public Social Security system, except if they are unemployed.False.
29. Everyone has the right to enjoy an environment suitable for personal development, and the duty to conserve it.True.
30. In Spain, the public authorities must protect health and promote sport.True.
31. Basic education in Spain is compulsory and free.True.
32. The law prohibits discrimination on any personal or social grounds.True.
33. In Spain, citizens can move freely throughout the national territory.True.
34. Judges in Spain administer justice according to the government's instructions.False.
35. Spaniards must help in cases of catastrophe or public calamity.True.
36. In Spain citizens can choose which city they want to live in.True.