SwedenLag och rätt 8 · Law and justice
What is a nämndeman?
In the exam (Swedish)
Vad är en nämndeman?
- aAn ordinary citizen who takes part in judging cases in courtEn vanlig medborgare som är med och dömer i domstolenCorrect answer
- bA municipal employee who receives reports of crimesEn kommunanställd som tar emot anmälningar om brott
- cA lawyer who defends the person who has been chargedEn advokat som försvarar den som är åtalad
- dA police officer who leads the investigation of a crimeEn polis som leder utredningen av ett brott
Why?
Nämndemän (lay judges) are ordinary citizens; they do not need to have studied law. They judge cases together with a trained judge, for example in the district court, and they give the public insight into how justice is done.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Swedish, as shown above.
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Vilken av följande uppgifter har polisen? — Att förebygga brott och utreda brott som har hänt
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Who decides whether a person suspected of a crime will be prosecuted, that is, brought before a court?Correct answer:The prosecutor
Vem bestämmer om en person som misstänks för ett brott ska åtalas, alltså ställas inför domstol? — Åklagaren
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A person is suspected of a serious crime. Which of the following is true?Correct answer:The person can get a public defence lawyer, who is paid by the state in the first instance.
En person misstänks för ett allvarligt brott. Vilket av följande stämmer? — Personen kan få en offentlig försvarare som staten betalar i första hand.
Lag och rätt 12
In a criminal case, who must prove that the accused person is guilty?Correct answer:The prosecutor
Vem måste bevisa att en åtalad person är skyldig i ett brottmål? — Åklagaren
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Our own practice questions, written from the facts in UHR’s study material “Sverige i fokus” and the subjects of the ordinance (2026:451) on the citizenship test. They are not the real test questions, which are not published, and no text from the material is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Swedish. We are not affiliated with the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) or the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket).
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