LatviaSatversme 71 · The Satversme (Constitution)
How does the Parliament (Saeima) adopt amendments to the Constitution (Satversme)?
In the exam (Latvian)
Kā Saeima pieņem Satversmes grozījumus?
- aIn one reading, by a simple majority of votesVienā lasījumā ar vienkāršu balsu vairākumu
- bIn two readings, with the votes of at least 51 membersDivos lasījumos ar vismaz 51 deputāta balsīm
- cIn three readings, with the votes of 2/3 of the members presentTrīs lasījumos ar 2/3 klātesošo deputātu balsīmCorrect answer
Why?
Article 76 of the Constitution (Satversme) says that it is amended in three readings, with the votes of at least two thirds of the members present at a sitting attended by at least two thirds of the members of the Parliament (Saeima).
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Latvian, as shown above.
Check yourself
Would you know these too?
The same number of questions and the same pass mark as the real test, marked at once. Your first mock is free and needs no account.
Take a free mock examSatversme 72
Amendments to which article of the Constitution (Satversme) must always be approved in a referendum?Correct answer:Article 4, on the state language and the flag
Grozījumi kurā Satversmes pantā noteikti jāapstiprina tautas nobalsošanā? — 4. pantā par valsts valodu un karogu
Satversme 73
True or false? In a referendum, amendments to the Constitution (Satversme) are adopted if at least half of all citizens entitled to vote vote for them.Correct answer:True
Patiesi vai nepatiesi? Tautas nobalsošanā Satversmes grozījumi ir pieņemti, ja par tiem nobalso vismaz puse no visiem balsstiesīgajiem pilsoņiem. — Patiesi
Satversme 74
How is Latvia's membership of the European Union decided according to the Constitution (Satversme)?Correct answer:In a referendum
Kā saskaņā ar Satversmi izšķiras par Latvijas dalību Eiropas Savienībā? — Tautas nobalsošanā
Satversme 75
Which courts administer justice in Latvia in peacetime?Correct answer:District (city) courts, regional courts and the Supreme Court (Augstākā tiesa)
Kuras tiesas Latvijā spriež tiesu miera laikā? — Rajonu (pilsētu) tiesas, apgabaltiesas un Augstākā tiesa
Source
Our own practice questions on the current Satversme (the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia) and public sources on Latvian history and culture. They are not material of the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (PMLP) and not real test questions. The English translation and the explanations were made with AI; the test itself is in Latvian only. Not affiliated with PMLP.
Official informationTry it under exam conditions.
The same number of questions and the same pass mark as the real test, marked at once. Your first mock is free and needs no account.
The pass €7.99 · 180 days of access for one payment — it never renews