NorwayDemokrati 8 · Democracy and human rights
Some human rights conventions, for example the European Convention on Human Rights (EMK) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, apply as Norwegian law. What happens if another Norwegian law says something different from the convention?
In the exam (Norwegian)
Noen menneskerettskonvensjoner, for eksempel EMK og barnekonvensjonen, gjelder som norsk lov. Hva skjer hvis en annen norsk lov sier noe annet enn konvensjonen?
- aThe convention takes priority over the other law.Konvensjonen går foran den andre loven.Correct answer
- bThe other law takes priority over the convention.Den andre loven går foran konvensjonen.
- cThe municipality decides itself which rule applies.Kommunen velger selv hvilken regel som skal gjelde.
Why?
The Human Rights Act (menneskerettsloven) makes these conventions Norwegian law. If the rules conflict with each other, the conventions take priority over other laws.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Norwegian, 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 examDemokrati 9
What does the Constitution (Grunnloven) say about the death penalty?Correct answer:No one can be sentenced to death.
Hva sier Grunnloven om dødsstraff? — Ingen kan dømmes til døden.
Demokrati 10
There is freedom of expression in Norway. What is still forbidden?Correct answer:Making hateful statements against someone because of their skin colour or religion
Det er ytringsfrihet i Norge. Hva er likevel forbudt? — Å komme med hatefulle ytringer mot noen på grunn av hudfarge eller religion
Demokrati 11
Can the authorities demand to read and approve a newspaper article before it is published?Correct answer:No, the Constitution forbids this kind of censorship in advance
Kan myndighetene kreve å lese og godkjenne en avisartikkel før den blir publisert? — Nei, Grunnloven forbyr slik forhåndssensur
Demokrati 12
The Constitution (Grunnloven) gives everyone the right to gather and demonstrate. What requirement does the Constitution set for such a gathering?Correct answer:It must be peaceful.
Grunnloven gir alle rett til å samles og demonstrere. Hvilket krav stiller Grunnloven til en slik forsamling? — Den må være fredelig.
Source
Our own practice questions on the facts of the public social studies curriculum (the curriculum for adult immigrants and samfunnskunnskap.no). They are not the real test tasks, which are confidential and never published, and no text from samfunnskunnskap.no 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 Norwegian. We are not affiliated with the Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir).
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 NOK 199.00 · 90 days of access for one payment — it never renews