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FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAM PREP Questions and Answers GRADE A+ Latest Update 2024
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Which founding document directly influenced the American Bill of Rights (1791)? Answer: English Declaration of Rights (1689)
Which feature of the Constitution did the Anti-Federalists fear would lead to the emergence of tyranny? Answer: the provisions that created a government without direct responsibility to the citizens
During the ratification process of the Constitution, two major camps emerged: the who opposed ratification, and who supported its ratification. Answer: Anti-Federalists, Federalists
The Anti-Federalists opposed the ratification of the Constitution because they were afraid that the new national government would be too powerful and thus threaten individual liberties. They favored all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: the indirect election of government officials
To appease some of the fears of the Anti-Federalists and to ensure the ratification of the Constitution, the Federalists promised that they would: Answer: add amendments specifically protecting individual liberties
Which of the following cases established the precedent that the Supreme Court has the power of judicial review? Answer: Marbury v. Madison 1803
Which of the following cases established the precedent that the U.S. Congress had the power to establish a bank based on the necessary and proper clause? Answer: McCullough v. Maryland 1819
Which of the following cases limited power held by the states: Answer: Dred Scott v. Sandford 1857 and U.S. v. Nixon 1971
Which of the following cases rule that states could not put limits on abortion access in the first trimester of pregnancy: Answer: Roe v. Wade 1973
Which of the following cases established a right to privacy in the marital bedroom: Answer: Griswold v. Connecticut 1965
Which of the following cases ruled evidence of crime collected outside of the parameters of the search cannot be used in court: Answer: Mapp v. Ohio 1961
Which of the following cases required states to provide attorneys to criminal defendants who cannot afford their own: Answer: Gideon v. Wainwright 1963
Which of the following cases required state law enforcement to read suspects their constitutional rights before custodial interrogation: Answer:
Miranda v. Arizona 1966
Which of the following cases determined standardless manual recounts violate the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Constitution: Answer: Bush v. Gore 2000
Which of the following is a case that centered on the first amendment: Answer: Engle v. Vitale 1962
Which of the following cases centered on political speech paid for by unions and corporations? Answer: Citizen's United v. Federal Elections Commission 2010
A federal judge dismissed a libel lawsuit by Sarah Palin because she could not prove actual malice on the part of the New York Times. Which of the following cases reflects this position? Answer: New York Times Co. V. Sullivan 1964
Which of the following cases established the "separate but equal" precedent?
Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer: Plessy v Ferguson 1896
Which of the following cases overturned the "separate but equal" precedent in education? Brown v. Board of Education 1954
Which of the following cases focused on the fourteenth amendment? Plessy v Ferguson 1896 and Brown v. Board of Education 1954
Which of the following cases limited state endorsed religious prayer in public schools? Engle v. Vitale 1962
The power of government to take private property for public use is called: eminent domain
Answer:
Which of the following cases ruled that achieving "a diverse student body" was a "compelling public purpose,", but the method of a rigid quota of admission slots assigned on the basis of race violated the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause? Answer: Regents of the University of California v. Bakke 1978
Which of the following cases centered on the first amendment right of freedom of the press? Answer: Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier 1988
Which of the following cases declared "students did not lose their First Amendment rights to freedom of speech when they stepped onto school property"? Answer: Tinker v. Des Moines 1969
Amendment that represents freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition Answer: Amendment 1
The right to bear arms Answer: Amendment 2
Amendment that prohibits forced quartering of soldiers Answer: Amendment 3
Amendment that prohibits unreasonable search & seizures Answer: Amendment 4
Amendment that lists the rules for indictment by grand jury, and eminent domain. Protects the right to due process. Prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy Answer: Amendment 5
Amendment that protects the right to a fair and speedy trial. Gives you the right to be notified of accusations, confront the accuser, and obtain a witness for or against you Answer: Amendment 6
Amendment that provides the right to trial by jury in civil cases Answer:
Amendment 7
Amendment that prohibits cruel & unusual punishment Answer: Amendment 8
People's rights are not limited to those in the Constitution. Answer: Amendment 9
Amendment that states some powers reserved to the states Answer: Amendment 10
Amendment that states cases in which a state was sued without the consent from jurisdiction of federal government must be removed Answer: Amendment 11
Amendment that states presidential electors have to vote for president and vice president seperately
Answer: Amendment 12
No person under the jurisdiction of the US can be a slave and congress can pass legislation implementing the abolition of slavery Answer: Amendment 13
Amendment that gives rights of citizens: 1)all persons born in the united states are granted citizenship, 2) no state can deny any person the equal protection of the laws, 3)no state can deny any person life, liberty, property without due process of law Answer: Amendment 14
Amendment that doesn't allow you to deny a vote because of race, color, previous condition of servitude Answer: Amendment 15
Amendment that states congress has the right to levy an income tax Answer: Amendment 16
Amendment that gives the right to elect US senators by popular vote Answer: Amendment 17
Congress has the right to prohibit the manufacture, sale and transportation of liquor Answer: Amendment 18
Amendment that states all women have the right to vote Answer: Amendment 19
Presidential Inauguration Day is Jan. 20 and Jan. 3 is the date for the new congress opening. If the president dies before swearing in, the Vice President elect becomes president Answer: Amendment 20
Amendment that repeals the 18th Amendment; empowered Congress to regulate liquor industries Answer: Amendment 21
Amendment that limits the Presidnet to two full terms in office Answer: Amendment 22
Granted voters in the District of Columbia the right to vote for president and vice president Answer: Amendment 23
Amendment that forbade requiring the payment of a poll tax to vote in a federal election Answer: Amendment 24
Amendment that provided for succession to the office of president in the event of death or incapicity and for filling vacancies in the office of the vice president Answer: Amendment 25
Amendment that guaranteed the right to vote to 18 year olds Answer:
Amendment 26
Amendment that banned Congress form increasing its members' salaries until the next election Answer: Amendment 27
What rights are listed in the Declaration of Independence? Answer: Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
For what purpose did Thomas Paine write Common Sense? Answer: To encourage the colonists to demand independence from Great Britain
Which of the following were thought to be weaknesses of the government laid out by the Articles of Confederation? Answer: no power to tax and no executive or judiciary
A state that permits citizens to vote directly on laws and policies is practicing a form of:
Answer: direct democracy
An individual's belief that ordinary citizens can affect what government does is: Answer: political efficacy
The principle that authority of the government rests in the hands of the people is: Answer: popular sovereignty
The "rule of law" is best described as: Answer: citizens are governed by laws; no one is above the law
In the U.S., voters chose representatives from the state to represent them in the U.S. Congress. This is known as: Answer: indirect democracy
Which of the following are reserved for U.S. citizens only?
Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer: voting, serving on a jury, and holding federal office
Which of the following best are the two dominant political parties in the U.S. Democrats and Republicans
In general, the Republican party is ideologically conservative
Who is responsible for registering voters in the state of Florida? a county supervisor of elections
Who is the chief executive in a state? the governor
Congress creates laws, but those laws can be vetoed by the president or overturned by the Supreme Court. This is an example of a Constitutional principle known as: Answer:
Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer: Checks and Balances
Articles one, two, and three in the Constitution reflect which constitutional principle: separation of powers
Which part of the U.S. Constitution declares it to be the supreme law of the land? Article VI
The concept of self-government can be found in: the preamble beginning with "we the people"
How many amendments have been added to the Constitution? 27
Which of the following best describes the concept of 'rule of law': Answer:
Answer: No one is above the law, including government and elected officials.
Which of the following best describes federalism: Answer: a dual system of sovereignty where both national and state governments have authority.
What is the purpose of the 22nd amendment: Answer: Limits the president to two terms
Which amendments expanded protections for voting rights (check all that apply): Answer: 15, 19, 24, and 26
The Constitution established a system of "dual sovereignty," under which the states have surrendered some of their powers to the federal government, but also retained some sovereignty. All other powers were to be held by the states, local communities, or the people themselves in a concept known as: Answer: Federalism
The Constitution used the Virginia Plan's two-house, or "bicameral," legislature, but it accorded proportional representation in the House of Representatives and equal representation in the Senate. This feature of Congress is a result of: Answer: The Great Compromise
During the ratification of the Constitution, Federalists eventually agreed to support further ratification of ten amendments to the Constitution in order to appease Anti-Federalists' fears of an overwhelming national government that could impinge upon personal liberties. The first ten amendments to the Constitution are collectively known as the: Answer: Bill of Rights
Signing a petition in support or in opposition to pending legislation is an exercise of which Amendment? Answer: The First Amendment
The Fourth Amendment: Answer: prevents "unreasonable searches and seizures," and requires authorities to show probable cause to obtain warrants to search dwellings and seize property.
Which Amendment provides that "no persons shall be compelled in any criminal case to testify against themselves," that is, to submit to self-incrimination? Answer: The Fifth Amendment
The president is elected by a majority of electoral votes. After an election a group of electors chosen by each state officially cast the electoral votes for their state to choose the President. Answer: Electoral College
This document was adopted by the Second Continental Congress in 1781 during the Revolutionary War to create a national government. The new government was weak because states held most of the power, and Congress lacked the power to tax, regulate trade, or control the coining of money. It was later replaced with the U.S. Constitution. Answer: Articles of Confederation
introduced by Roger Sherman; set up a bicameral Congress - upper house called Senate with each state getting 2 votes & a lower house called the House of Representatives with each state's representation based on its population--satisfied both the large and small states Answer: Great Compromise
is the breaking of the gov't into Federal and state levels, each having certain powers
Answer: Federalism
system of each branch of gov't having a power to check the power of the other to make sure no one branch becomes too powerful Answer: Checks and Balances
headed by the President and carries out the laws; also includes the Vice President and the Cabinet members Answer: Executive Branch
a statute in draft before it becomes law Answer: Bill
the judge who presides over the supreme court Answer: Chief Justice
The role of the president as the supreme commander of the armed forces of the United States. Answer: Commander-in-Chief
highest ranking member of a state's executive branch Answer: Governor
powers reserved for the states; examples: creating and maintaining an education system, creating local governments Answer: Reserved powers
presidential power to stop a bill from becoming a law by rejecting it Answer: Veto power
the order in which officials fill the office of president in case of a vacancy-1. Vice President, 2. Speaker of the House of Representatives, 3. President of the Senate Pro Tempore, ... Answer: presidential succession
9 justices nominated by President, confirmed by Senate; highest court in the nation; hears only appeals; interprets Constitutional law Answer: U.S. Supreme Court
A series of acts passed by the government in response to the Boston Tea Party. They caused outrage, as the colonists viewed the acts as a violation of their rights. This led to the creation of the First Continental Congress and the Revolutionary War. Answer: Intolerable Acts/Coercive Acts
demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea. Answer: Boston Tea Party
Rights & responsibilities entitled to citizens belonging to a political state or country; only citizens can run for federal office (i.e. President, Congress) Answer: Citizenship
meeting of state delegates in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation, which produced the new U.S. Constitution
Answer: Constitutional Convention
An electoral system with two dominant parties that compete in national elections. Our two major parties are the Republicans and the Democrats. Answer: Two-Party System
A belief that one has an obligation to participate in civic and political affairs. Answer: Civic Duty
the responsibilities of a citizen, examples include voting, serving on juries, holding public office Answer: Civic Responsibility
clause of the Constitution that says the Constitution is the highest law of the land. Article 6, Clause 2 Answer: Supremacy Clause
powers shared by the state and federal governmentEx: power to tax citizens Answer: concurrent powers
powers specifically stated in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution as being granted to CongressEx: power to establish post offices, power to regulate commerce Answer: delegated powers
clause in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out powers not expressly stated but necessary; cited in the Supreme Court landmark case McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) Answer: Elastic Clause (Necessary and Proper Clause)
powers Congress has that are specifically stated in the ConstitutionEx: power to coin money and set its value, power to declare war Answer: enumerated/expressed/delegated powers
powers Congress has that are not specifically stated in the Constitution Answer:
implied powers
the branch of government that interprets the law; made up the U.S. Supreme Court and lower federal courts Answer: Judicial Branch
the branch that makes the laws; This is the branch the founders gave the most powers to because it is made up of many representatives elected directly by the people. Answer: Legislative Branch (Congress)
power lies with the people Answer: popular sovereignty
Officer of the Senate selected by the majority party to act as chair in the absence of the Vice President who is the President of the Senate Answer: President pro tempore of the Senate
the lower legislative house of Congress; number of representatives from each state is based on population and each representative is elected by a district in their state; members serve 2 year terms Answer: House of Representatives
the upper house of the United States Congress with 100 members- 2 from each state; Senators serve 6 year terms and represent all of their state's citizens Answer: Senate
part of the first amendment explaining that you have the freedom to practice any religion of your choice Answer: Free Exercise Clause
type of government where power is derived from the people and the people elect representation Answer: democracy
Document written by English Parliament in 1689, designed to prevent abuse of power by English monarchs; parts of the U.S. Bill of Rights have foundation in that document Answer: