HCC Civic Literacy Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
individual liberty -
correct answer ✅limitations on government power, intended to
protect freedoms upon which governments may not legally intrude
the social contract -
correct answer ✅people sacrificed a small portion of their
freedom and consented to be ruled in exchange for the
government's protection of their lives, liberty, and property. Locke
called this implicit agreement between a people and their
government the social contract
natural rights -
correct answer ✅the right to life, liberty, and property; believed to
be given by God; no government may take away
natural law -
correct answer ✅system of law based on a close observation of
natural order and human nature, from which values thought by the
proponents of this concepts to be intrinsic to human nature can be
deduced
,HCC Civic Literacy Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
popular sovreignty -
correct answer ✅government is created by and subject to the will
of the people
rule of law -
correct answer ✅limits on the use of power by government
due process -
correct answer ✅fair procedures within the boundaries of the law.
The justice system and how the justice system works
equality under the law -
correct answer ✅equal treatment and equal protection without
the guarantee of equal outcomes
constitutionalism -
correct answer ✅adherence to a constitutional form of
government
majority rule -
correct answer ✅fundamental principle of democracy; the
, HCC Civic Literacy Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
majority should have the power to make decisions binding upon
the whole
minority rights -
correct answer ✅protections for those who are not part of the
majority
equal protection -
correct answer ✅requires the federal and state governments to
treat all the residents equally under the law
bill of rights and the protections of civil rights and liberties -
correct answer ✅first ten amendments to the constitution. Rights
and liberties guaranteed under the Bill of Rights, but still may be
limited
checks and balances -
correct answer ✅system that allows one branch of government to
limit the exercise by power of another branch; requires the
different parts of government to work together
Answers (Grade A+)
individual liberty -
correct answer ✅limitations on government power, intended to
protect freedoms upon which governments may not legally intrude
the social contract -
correct answer ✅people sacrificed a small portion of their
freedom and consented to be ruled in exchange for the
government's protection of their lives, liberty, and property. Locke
called this implicit agreement between a people and their
government the social contract
natural rights -
correct answer ✅the right to life, liberty, and property; believed to
be given by God; no government may take away
natural law -
correct answer ✅system of law based on a close observation of
natural order and human nature, from which values thought by the
proponents of this concepts to be intrinsic to human nature can be
deduced
,HCC Civic Literacy Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
popular sovreignty -
correct answer ✅government is created by and subject to the will
of the people
rule of law -
correct answer ✅limits on the use of power by government
due process -
correct answer ✅fair procedures within the boundaries of the law.
The justice system and how the justice system works
equality under the law -
correct answer ✅equal treatment and equal protection without
the guarantee of equal outcomes
constitutionalism -
correct answer ✅adherence to a constitutional form of
government
majority rule -
correct answer ✅fundamental principle of democracy; the
, HCC Civic Literacy Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
majority should have the power to make decisions binding upon
the whole
minority rights -
correct answer ✅protections for those who are not part of the
majority
equal protection -
correct answer ✅requires the federal and state governments to
treat all the residents equally under the law
bill of rights and the protections of civil rights and liberties -
correct answer ✅first ten amendments to the constitution. Rights
and liberties guaranteed under the Bill of Rights, but still may be
limited
checks and balances -
correct answer ✅system that allows one branch of government to
limit the exercise by power of another branch; requires the
different parts of government to work together
