DenmarkGrundloven, rettigheder og retssamfundet 19 · Constitution, rule of law, rights and duties
May everyone come in and listen to a court hearing in Denmark?
In the exam (Danish)
Må alle komme ind og høre på et retsmøde i Danmark?
- aNo, only the people the case is about may be there.Nej, kun de personer, som sagen handler om, må være der.
- bYes, as a rule, but in some cases the doors can be closed.Ja, som regel, men i nogle sager kan dørene lukkes.Correct answer
Why?
Court hearings are normally public, so everyone can see how the court works. In special cases, however, the judge can decide that the hearing must be held behind closed doors.
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What does it mean to get a suspended sentence (betinget dom)?Correct answer:That you avoid prison if you keep to certain conditions.
Hvad betyder det at få en betinget dom? — At man slipper for fængsel, hvis man overholder nogle vilkår.
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What is the most severe punishment a court can give in Denmark?Correct answer:Life imprisonment
Hvad er den hårdeste straf, en domstol kan give i Danmark? — Fængsel på livstid
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Where do you get a private criminal record certificate (privat straffeattest), which an employer, for example, can ask to see?Correct answer:From the police
Hvor får man en privat straffeattest, som fx en arbejdsgiver kan bede om at se? — Hos politiet
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Do you have to pay tax on SU (the state education grant)?Correct answer:Yes, tax must be paid on SU.
Skal man betale skat af SU? — Ja, der skal betales skat af SU.
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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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