Australian citizenship test: Values: freedoms practice questions

Peaceful, lawful protest is accepted. Forced membership, violence, polygamy and forced marriage are not.

Question 1

Peaceful public protest is treated as

  1. lawful only when a minister has approved the wording of every sign
  2. a licence to promote violence against a group of people
  3. part of democracy, so long as it stays within the law

Answer: part of democracy, so long as it stays within the law

Tolerance of peaceful public protest is described as essential to democracy, and the protest must remain lawful. Promoting violence against a person or group is against Australian values and against the law.

Question 2

Membership of a lawful organisation in Australia is

  1. permanent once the person has joined
  2. something an employer can compel, including membership of a party
  3. voluntary: a person cannot be forced to join or forced to leave

Answer: voluntary: a person cannot be forced to join or forced to leave

People are free to join or leave a lawful group, and they cannot be compelled to join or forced to leave. That includes a political party, a union, or a religious, cultural or social group.

Question 3

Polygamy and forced marriage in Australia are

  1. lawful when they are part of a person's religion
  2. private matters that no Australian court can consider
  3. against the law, and can bring severe penalties, including imprisonment

Answer: against the law, and can bring severe penalties, including imprisonment

Polygamy, being married to more than one person at the same time, and forced marriage are against Australian law and can lead to severe penalties, including imprisonment. Where religious practice differs from Australian law, Australian law prevails.