Question

A constitutional right can be ________ recognized and established by a sovereign State or union of States.

• A. a prerogative or a duty or a restraint of power
• B. a prerogative or a duty, a power or a restraint of power
• C. a prerogative or a duty, a power but not a restraint of power
• D. a power but not a prerogative or a duty

Hint:

List the four things a constitution can do: grant a privilege, impose a duty, confer a power, or restrain power.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Break this down by listing what a constitution actually does: it can grant privileges, it can impose duties, it can hand out powers, and it can restrain the use of power.

1. Option A: leaves out power as a distinct form, only listing prerogative, duty, and restraint of power.
2. Option B: covers all four forms together, prerogative, duty, power, and restraint of power, matching every way a constitution shapes rights.
3. Option C: drops restraint of power entirely, but limiting a State's power is a well recognized type of constitutional right.
4. Option D: keeps only power and drops prerogative and duty, far too restrictive a definition.

Since a constitutional right can take any of these four forms, option B is the complete and correct answer.