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Axe culturel 2 — Espace privé et espace public : libertés civiles, droits fondamentaux et devoirs citoyens dans le monde anglophone (programme de Tle LVA)
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Les 36 questions du QCM en version texte
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Niveau facile — 12 questions
What does 'freedom of speech' mean in French?
- A. La liberté de réunion
- B. La liberté d'expression
- C. Le droit de vote
- D. La citoyenneté
Réponse
B. La liberté d'expression — Freedom of speech = la liberté d'expression.
Which amendment protects freedom of speech in the US Constitution?
- A. The First Amendment
- B. The Fifth Amendment
- C. The Nineteenth Amendment
- D. The Second Amendment
Réponse
A. The First Amendment — Le First Amendment (1791) protège la liberté d'expression, de presse et de réunion.
Who delivered the 'I Have a Dream' speech in 1963?
- A. Malcolm X
- B. Rosa Parks
- C. Martin Luther King Jr.
- D. Barack Obama
Réponse
C. Martin Luther King Jr. — Martin Luther King Jr. a prononcé ce discours lors de la Marche sur Washington (1963).
What does 'to be entitled to' mean?
- A. Interdire
- B. Avoir droit à
- C. Manifester
- D. Voter
Réponse
B. Avoir droit à — To be entitled to = avoir droit à (ex. entitled to a fair trial).
Rosa Parks is famous for refusing to give up her seat on a:
- A. Train
- B. Bus
- C. Plane
- D. Boat
Réponse
B. Bus — Rosa Parks a refusé de céder sa place dans un bus à Montgomery (1955).
What is 'suffrage'?
- A. La désobéissance civile
- B. Le droit de vote
- C. La diffamation
- D. Le bien commun
Réponse
B. Le droit de vote — Suffrage = le droit de vote (ex. women's suffrage).
What does 'law-abiding' describe?
- A. Someone who breaks the law
- B. Someone who respects the law
- C. A police officer
- D. A protester
Réponse
B. Someone who respects the law — Law-abiding = respectueux des lois.
The Civil Rights Act was passed in:
- A. 1955
- B. 1964
- C. 1969
- D. 1991
Réponse
B. 1964 — Le Civil Rights Act a été adopté en 1964.
Which word means 'manifester' in English?
- A. To enforce
- B. To protest
- C. To obey
- D. To vote
Réponse
B. To protest — To protest = manifester / protester.
Which modal expresses a strong legal obligation?
- A. may
- B. must
- C. should
- D. could
Réponse
B. must — 'Must' exprime l'obligation forte (ex. citizens must obey the law).
What does 'equality' mean?
- A. La liberté
- B. L'égalité
- C. La sécurité
- D. La propriété
Réponse
B. L'égalité — Equality = l'égalité.
A 'duty' is:
- A. Un droit
- B. Un devoir / une obligation
- C. Une liberté
- D. Une manifestation
Réponse
B. Un devoir / une obligation — Duty = un devoir, une obligation du citoyen.
Niveau moyen — 12 questions
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- A. You don't have to break the law.
- B. You must not break the law.
- C. You may not to break the law.
- D. You shouldn't to break the law.
Réponse
B. You must not break the law. — Interdiction = 'must not' + base verbale. 'Don't have to' signifierait 'ce n'est pas obligatoire', un contresens ici.
Choose the correct passive form: 'Congress passed the law.'
- A. The law was passed by Congress.
- B. The law is pass by Congress.
- C. The law passed by Congress.
- D. The law has passing by Congress.
Réponse
A. The law was passed by Congress. — Passive au prétérit = was/were + participe passé : 'was passed'.
The 'harm principle' was formulated by:
- A. Martin Luther King
- B. John Stuart Mill
- C. Henry David Thoreau
- D. Emmeline Pankhurst
Réponse
B. John Stuart Mill — Le harm principle vient de 'On Liberty' (1859) de John Stuart Mill.
Civil disobedience is best defined as:
- A. Violent revolution against the state
- B. Non-violently breaking an unjust law to protest
- C. Voting against the government
- D. Refusing to pay any taxes ever
Réponse
B. Non-violently breaking an unjust law to protest — La désobéissance civile = enfreindre une loi jugée injuste de manière non-violente.
Which modal best expresses a moral duty (not a legal one)?
- A. must
- B. should
- C. can
- D. will
Réponse
B. should — 'Should' (ou 'ought to') exprime le devoir moral ou la recommandation.
The 19th Amendment (1920) granted American women the right to:
- A. Own property
- B. Vote
- C. Work in factories
- D. Divorce
Réponse
B. Vote — Le 19e amendement (1920) a accordé le droit de vote aux femmes aux États-Unis.
Which country makes voting compulsory?
- A. The United Kingdom
- B. The United States
- C. Australia
- D. Canada
Réponse
C. Australia — Le vote est obligatoire en Australie.
'Hate speech' is criminalised in the UK and Canada but largely tolerated in the US because of:
- A. The Voting Rights Act
- B. The First Amendment
- C. The harm principle
- D. The Public Order Act
Réponse
B. The First Amendment — Aux États-Unis, le First Amendment protège largement la liberté d'expression, y compris des propos choquants.
Which connector best introduces a nuance or contrast?
- A. Moreover
- B. However
- C. As a result
- D. Firstly
Réponse
B. However — 'However' introduit une nuance ou une opposition.
The Stonewall riots (1969) are a landmark in the history of:
- A. Women's suffrage
- B. LGBTQ+ rights
- C. The anti-war movement
- D. Workers' unions
Réponse
B. LGBTQ+ rights — Les émeutes de Stonewall (New York, 1969) marquent le début du mouvement pour les droits LGBTQ+.
What does 'accountability' mean?
- A. L'anonymat
- B. La responsabilité / redevabilité
- C. La diffamation
- D. La permission
Réponse
B. La responsabilité / redevabilité — Accountability = la responsabilité ou redevabilité (rendre des comptes).
Choose the correct passive: 'The police enforce the law.'
- A. The law enforces the police.
- B. The law is enforced by the police.
- C. The law was enforce by the police.
- D. The law enforced by the police.
Réponse
B. The law is enforced by the police. — Passive présent = is/are + participe passé : 'is enforced'.
Niveau difficile — 12 questions
Martin Luther King's 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' (1963) primarily defends:
- A. Armed resistance against the government
- B. The moral legitimacy of non-violent civil disobedience
- C. The abolition of the US Constitution
- D. Compulsory military service
Réponse
B. The moral legitimacy of non-violent civil disobedience — Dans cette lettre, King justifie la désobéissance civile non-violente face aux lois injustes.
According to Mill's harm principle, the state may legitimately restrict an individual's freedom only to:
- A. Improve that person's own morality
- B. Increase tax revenue
- C. Prevent harm to others
- D. Promote a national religion
Réponse
C. Prevent harm to others — Pour Mill, la seule limite légitime à la liberté est d'éviter de nuire à autrui (harm to others).
Why might the UK Public Order Act 2023 be seen as controversial?
- A. It abolished the police
- B. It strengthened police powers over protests, raising civil liberties concerns
- C. It made voting compulsory
- D. It legalised hate speech
Réponse
B. It strengthened police powers over protests, raising civil liberties concerns — Le Public Order Act 2023 a renforcé les pouvoirs de la police face aux manifestations, suscitant des inquiétudes sur les libertés civiles.
The distinction between 'freedom of speech' and 'freedom from consequences' implies that:
- A. The state can censor any opinion
- B. You can say anything without any social reaction
- C. The state cannot censor you, but you remain socially accountable for your words
- D. Speech has no legal protection at all
Réponse
C. The state cannot censor you, but you remain socially accountable for your words — La liberté d'expression protège contre la censure de l'État, mais on reste responsable de ses propos devant la société.
The notion of a 'social contract' suggests that citizens accept duties in exchange for:
- A. Higher wages
- B. The protection of their rights by the state
- C. Free social media
- D. The right to ignore the law
Réponse
B. The protection of their rights by the state — Le contrat social : le citoyen accepte des devoirs en échange de la protection de ses droits.
Which pair correctly opposes a right and the corresponding duty in the public space?
- A. The right to vote / the duty to overshare
- B. The right to protest / the duty to respect public order
- C. The right to privacy / the duty to surveil
- D. The right to free press / the duty to censor
Réponse
B. The right to protest / the duty to respect public order — Le droit de manifester (liberté) s'équilibre avec le devoir de respecter l'ordre public.
The phrase 'all men are created equal' originally comes from:
- A. The US Constitution
- B. The Declaration of Independence
- C. The Civil Rights Act
- D. The Bill of Rights 1689
Réponse
B. The Declaration of Independence — Cette phrase figure dans la Déclaration d'indépendance américaine (1776), invoquée par MLK.
Henry David Thoreau is associated with the concept of:
- A. Surveillance capitalism
- B. Civil disobedience
- C. Personal branding
- D. The right to be forgotten
Réponse
B. Civil disobedience — Thoreau a théorisé la désobéissance civile dans son essai 'Civil Disobedience' (1849).
Black Lives Matter, founded in 2013, primarily denounces:
- A. Tax evasion
- B. Police violence and systemic racism
- C. Internet censorship
- D. Compulsory voting
Réponse
B. Police violence and systemic racism — Black Lives Matter dénonce les violences policières et le racisme systémique.
Which sentence correctly uses a modal of permission?
- A. Citizens must protest peacefully whether they want or not.
- B. Citizens are allowed to protest peacefully.
- C. Citizens shouldn't to protest.
- D. Citizens has to protesting.
Réponse
B. Citizens are allowed to protest peacefully. — 'Be allowed to' exprime la permission / le droit (ex. citizens are allowed to protest).
Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) is the US Supreme Court ruling that:
- A. Limited freedom of speech
- B. Legalised same-sex marriage nationwide
- C. Ended segregation in schools
- D. Banned the death penalty
Réponse
B. Legalised same-sex marriage nationwide — Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) a légalisé le mariage entre personnes de même sexe dans tous les États-Unis.
Why does the author of a text on protest say rights are 'rarely granted from above'?
- A. Because governments always defend minorities first
- B. Because rights are usually claimed through collective mobilisation, not given spontaneously
- C. Because rights do not exist
- D. Because only courts can create rights
Réponse
B. Because rights are usually claimed through collective mobilisation, not given spontaneously — Les droits sont généralement conquis par la mobilisation citoyenne plutôt qu'octroyés spontanément par le pouvoir.
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