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Which situation is expressly mentioned in Article 63 on social security?

  1. AUnemploymentCorrect answer
  2. BCompany bankruptcy
  3. CFalling share values
  4. DRising public debt

Explanation

Article 63 includes unemployment, illness and old age, among other risks. Specific benefits and their requirements depend on legislation.

Sources and citations

  1. Constituição da República Portuguesa

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    Artigo 63.º, n.os 1–3

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How does the Constitution describe the National Health Service?

  1. AUniversal and free for all services without conditions
  2. BReserved for people with employment contracts
  3. CUniversal, general and tending to be free, considering economic and social circumstancesCorrect answer
  4. DGeneral but limited to emergency care

Explanation

Article 64 uses qualified wording; it does not say that all care is unconditionally free.

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  1. Constituição da República Portuguesa

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    Artigo 64.º, n.os 1–3

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Which participation does Article 65 protect regarding urban planning?

  1. AOnly owners in judicial approval of plans
  2. BOnly builders in implementing plans
  3. COnly parties in evaluating plans
  4. DParticipation of interested people in drafting planning instrumentsCorrect answer

Explanation

The housing right is accompanied by guaranteed participation of interested people in drafting territorial planning instruments.

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  1. Constituição da República Portuguesa

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    Artigo 65.º, n.os 1–3, 5

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How does Article 66 connect the environment and duties?

  1. AEnvironmental protection is only a State duty
  2. BThe duty to defend it belongs only to owners
  3. CEveryone has a right to a healthy environment and a duty to defend itCorrect answer
  4. DEnvironmental rights depend on joining an association

Explanation

Article 66 links the right to an ecologically balanced environment to everyone’s duty to defend it.

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  1. Constituição da República Portuguesa

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    Artigo 66.º, n.os 1–2

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Which level does Article 74 require to be universal, compulsory and free?

  1. AOnly higher education
  2. BBasic educationCorrect answer
  3. COnly adult vocational training
  4. DOnly preschool education

Explanation

The express wording applies to basic education. Progressive free provision at other levels does not prove every course is currently free.

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  1. Constituição da República Portuguesa

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    Artigo 74.º, n.os 1–2

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To whom does political power belong under the Constitution?

  1. AThe peopleCorrect answer
  2. BThe President in their own name
  3. CExclusively the courts
  4. DExclusively the Government

Explanation

Articles 3 and 108 place sovereignty and political power in the people, exercised under the Constitution.

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  1. Constituição da República Portuguesa

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    Artigo 3.º, n.os 1–3; 108.º

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Which principle forms part of the democratic rule of law in Article 2?

  1. APolitical representation through one compulsory party
  2. BCourts subordinate to the governing party
  3. CPluralism in democratic political expression and organizationCorrect answer
  4. DPublic participation reserved for Government members

Explanation

Article 2 connects democracy with pluralism, fundamental rights, and separation and interdependence of powers.

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  1. Constituição da República Portuguesa

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    Artigo 2.º

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Which set contains only sovereign organs?

  1. APresident, Parliament, Government and courtsCorrect answer
  2. BPresident, Parliament, Government and municipal executives
  3. CPresident, regional Legislative Assemblies, Government and courts
  4. DPresident, Parliament, parish boards and courts

Explanation

Article 110 lists four sovereign organs. Regional and local bodies belong to other levels.

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  1. Constituição da República Portuguesa

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    Artigo 110.º, n.º 1

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How do sovereign organs relate to each other?

  1. AGeneral subordination of all to the Government
  2. BIsolation without any control mechanism
  3. CFree delegation of powers for convenience
  4. DConstitutional separation and interdependenceCorrect answer

Explanation

Article 111 combines separation with interdependence. Delegation is possible only in expressly provided cases and terms.

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  1. Constituição da República Portuguesa

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    Artigo 111.º, n.os 1–2

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Which set corresponds to legislative acts in Article 112?

  1. ALaws, court judgments and decree-laws
  2. BLaws, decree-laws and regional legislative decreesCorrect answer
  3. CDecree-laws, petitions and regional legislative decrees
  4. DLaws, municipal regulations and court judgments

Explanation

Article 112 lists these three legislative forms, distinguishing legislation from judgments and other acts.

Sources and citations

  1. Constituição da República Portuguesa

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    Artigo 112.º, n.os 1–4

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Which feature of suffrage protects the voter’s choice from public exposure?

  1. AUniversal
  2. BSecretCorrect answer
  3. CEqual
  4. DPeriodic

Explanation

Articles 10 and 113 include secret voting among democratic guarantees; the choice is not a compulsory public declaration.

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  1. Constituição da República Portuguesa

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    Artigo 10.º, n.º 1; 113.º, n.º 1

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Which constitutional feature applies to electoral registration?

  1. AVoluntarily repeated for every election
  2. BLimited to party members
  3. CDone only on voting day
  4. DPermanent and single for the covered electionsCorrect answer

Explanation

Article 113 defines automatic, compulsory, permanent and single registration, with express qualifications. Registration and voting are distinct concepts.

Sources and citations

  1. Constituição da República Portuguesa

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    Artigo 113.º, n.º 2

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