Examplary
Start for free
Oak CitizenshipTest · Citizenship

What is the rule of law, and how does it support a fair society?

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “What is the rule of law, and how does it support a fair society?”, from the unit “How does the rule of law contribute to fairness?” (Year 7 Citizenship) by Oak National Academy.

Free to use. Edit it, share it and hand it out to your students.

Oak National Academy

12 questions

  1. Fill in the blank: ___ are rules, usually made by parliament, that are used to order the way in which a society behaves.
  2. If laws are not applied fairly, what can happen?
  3. Match each example to the reason why a rule exists.
  4. People who live together in an ordered community are members of ___.
  5. What is this referring to? The group of people with the authority to govern a country. In the UK, it is led by the Prime Minister (PM).
  6. Order the following words to complete a sentence.
  7. Why should everyone follow the law?
  8. When laws treat people the same, it shows ___.
  9. Which example best shows fairness in the law?
  10. Match the definition with its meaning.
  11. The rule of law means that no-one is ___ the law.
  12. Order these words to make a law that was passed in 2012 in the UK.

License: OGL