EstoniaKodanike õigused 14 · Rights of citizens

Someone tries to change Estonia's constitutional order by force, and no other means of preventing this can be found. What right does every Estonian citizen then have?

In the exam (Estonian)

Keegi püüab Eesti põhiseaduslikku korda vägivaldselt muuta ja muid vahendeid selle takistamiseks ei leidu. Mis õigus on siis igal Eesti kodanikul?

  1. aTo declare a state of emergencyKuulutada välja erakorraline seisukord
  2. bTo demand early elections to the RiigikoguNõuda Riigikogu erakorralisi valimisi
  3. cTo offer resistance on their own initiativeOsutada omaalgatuslikku vastupanuCorrect answer

Why?

An Estonian citizen has the duty to be loyal to the constitutional order. If no other means can be found, every citizen has the right to resist, on their own initiative, a violent change of that order. (PS § 54)

Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Estonian, as shown above.

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Source

Our own practice questions on the current text of the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia and the Citizenship Act (Riigi Teataja). They are not real exam questions, and Harno’s sample items were not used. Every question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations were made with AI; in the exam the questions are in Estonian. Not affiliated with the Education and Youth Board (Harno) or the Police and Border Guard Board.

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