Florida civic literacy exam Questions Graded A+
What historic document (17th century) created a "civil body politic"?
the mayflower compact
What was the Magna Carta?
document that started to limit the power of the king, establish habeas corpus and limit taxation. established the principle...
What historic document (17th century) created a "civil body politic"? - answer the
mayflower compact
What was the Magna Carta? - answer document that started to limit the power of the
king, establish habeas corpus and limit taxation. established the principle that everyone
is subject to the law, even the king, and guarantees the rights of individuals, the right to
justice and the right to a fair trial.
What document did American colonists, protesting the Stamp Act in 1766, claim gave
them rights such as "no taxation without representation"? - answer English bill of rights
Americans, especially by the 19th and 20th centuries, claimed what about the Magna
Carta? - answer Americans claimed the right to trial by jury and no taxation without
representation because the Magna Carta gave them those rights.
What was Thomas Paine's Common Sense? - answer advocated independence for the
American colonies from Britain and is considered one of the most influential pamphlets
in American history.
What was the influence of Common Sense? - answerinspired American colonists to
declare independence from England.
What is the Declaration of Independence? - answerDocument announcing the formal
separation of the United States from Great Britain.
What are the three rights mentioned in the Declaration of Independence? - answerlife,
liberty and pursuit of happiness
Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? - answerLack
of an executive branch of government
What did Shay's Rebellion and an economic crisis lead to? - answerIt led to a change in
the government because it showed how the lack of a strong central government can
negatively affect the country, the Riot Act, the institution of the Constitution, and stricter
rules.
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are
these words? - answerwe the people
, What is the Supreme Law of the Land? - answerU.S. Constitution
What were the 88 essays published in newspaper to support ratification of the
Constitution are known as? - answerthe federalist papers
Who wrote the Federalist Papers? - answerJames Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John
Jay
What type of government does the U.S. have? - answerfederal democratic republic
What is federalism? - answerA sharing of power between states and national
government
What type of economic system does the U.S. have? - answerCapitalism is the economic
system in the United States. It is a market economy. Capitalism means that people, not
the government, own most businesses.
In a representative democracy (republic), who is sovereign? - answerRepresentative
democracy places power in the hands of representatives who are elected by the people.
Under the U.S. Constitution, what has the power to declare war, conduct foreign policy,
and coin currency? - answercongress
Under the U.S. Constitution, what usually has the power to regulate local safety,
schools, and grant driving licenses? - answerstate governments
What is the highest court in the U.S.? - answerSupreme Court
What does the Judicial Branch do? - answer▪ reviews laws
▪ explains laws
▪ resolves disputes (disagreements)
▪ decides if a law goes against the Constitution
What are the two houses of Congress? - answerSenate and House of Representatives
How is representation in the Senate decided? - answerbased on state population
How many years is the term for a senator? - answerserve a 6 year term
How is representation in the House of Representatives decided? - answerapportioned
among the states by population, as determined by the census conducted every ten
years. Each state, however, is entitled to at least one Representative.
How many years is the term for a representative? - answer2 years
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