DenmarkGrundloven, rettigheder og retssamfundet 1 · Constitution, rule of law, rights and duties
The Constitution (grundloven) is Denmark's highest law. What does that mean?
In the exam (Danish)
Grundloven er Danmarks højeste lov. Hvad betyder det?
- aThat no other law may go against the Constitution.At ingen anden lov må stride imod grundloven.Correct answer
- bThat the government can change the Constitution itself whenever it wants.At regeringen selv kan ændre grundloven, når den vil.
- cThat the Constitution only applies to the politicians in the Folketing.At grundloven kun gælder for politikerne i Folketinget.
Why?
The Constitution is Denmark's constitutional law and stands above all other laws. A new law must therefore not conflict with it.
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What is needed for the Constitution (grundloven) to be changed?Correct answer:The Folketing passes it twice with an election in between, and then there is a referendum.
Hvad skal der til, for at grundloven kan blive ændret? — Folketinget vedtager den to gange med et valg imellem, og så er der folkeafstemning.
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In which year did women in Denmark get the right to vote in elections to the Folketing (the Danish Parliament, Folketinget)?Correct answer:1915
I hvilket år fik kvinder i Danmark ret til at stemme ved valg til Folketinget? — 1915
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What does freedom of expression (ytringsfrihed) mean in Denmark?Correct answer:That you can freely say what you think, but you can be punished afterwards for unlawful statements.
Hvad betyder ytringsfrihed i Danmark? — At man frit kan sige sin mening, men kan straffes bagefter for ulovlige udtalelser.
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A group wants to hold a demonstration in the street. What must they do first?Correct answer:Inform the police in good time.
En gruppe vil holde en demonstration på gaden. Hvad skal de gøre først? — Give politiet besked i god tid.
Source
Questions from past Medborgerskabsprøve papers (danskogproever.dk), reproduced verbatim with their official answers by permission of the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), and our own practice questions on the facts of the official study material. The explanations are ours. Questions whose official answer no longer holds have been left out. The English translation and the explanations were made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Danish. We are not affiliated with SIRI.
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