EstoniaRiiklik korraldus 14 · Foundations of the state

In one city, the language of most residents is Russian. According to the Constitution, what may this city do?

In the exam (Estonian)

Ühes linnas on enamiku elanike keel vene keel. Mida võib see linn põhiseaduse järgi teha?

  1. aalso use Russian, as provided by law, in the city's internal businesskasutada seaduse korras linna sisemises asjaajamises ka vene keeltCorrect answer
  2. bdeclare by its own decision that Russian is a second official language in the citykuulutada oma otsusega vene keel linnas teiseks riigikeeleks
  3. cconduct all business only in Russian and give up Estonianajada kõiki asju ainult vene keeles ja eesti keelest loobuda

Why?

According to PS § 52, the language of business of a local government is Estonian. Where most residents' language is not Estonian, the local government may, to the extent and in the manner laid down by law, also use the language of the majority of its permanent residents as its internal language of business (under the Language Act, with the permission of the Government of the Republic). The official language still remains Estonian.

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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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