CIVIC LITERACY REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

CIVIC LITERACY REVIEW EXAM
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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Electoral College - ANSWERS- 7f 7f 7f


The president is elected by a majority of electoral votes. After an election a group of
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electors chosen by each state officially cast the electoral votes for their state to choo
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se the President.
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Articles of Confederation - ANSWERS- 7f 7f 7f 7f


This document was adopted by the Second Continental Congress in 1781 during the
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Revolutionary War to create a national government. The new government was weak
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because states held most of the power, and Congress lacked the power to tax, regul
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ate trade, or control the coining of money. It was later replaced with the U.S. Constitu
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tion.

Great Compromise - ANSWERS- 7f 7f 7f


introduced by Roger Sherman; set up a bicameral Congress - upper house
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called Senate with each state getting 2 votes & a lower house called the House of R
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epresentatives
with each state's representation based on its population--
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satisfied both the large and small states 7f 7f 7f 7f 7f 7f




3/5 Compromise - ANSWERS-
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compromise made when writing the Constitution to sastify both free and slave states;
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said for every 5 slaves, 3 would count in a state's population for both representation
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Federalism - ANSWERS- 7f 7f


is the breaking of the gov't into Federal and state levels, each having certain powers
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Checks and Balances - ANSWERS- 7f 7f 7f 7f


system of each branch of gov't having a power to check the power of the other to ma
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ke sure no one branch becomes too powerful
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Executive Branch - ANSWERS- 7f 7f 7f


headed by the President and carries out the laws; also includes the Vice President a
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nd the Cabinet members
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Engel v. Vitale (1962) - ANSWERS-
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separation between Church and State in schools. S.C. prayer in public schools is un
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constitutional, violates separation of church and state and freedom of religion (First A
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mendment)

Miranda vs. Arizona, 1961 - ANSWERS- 7f 7f 7f 7f 7f


This case proves that the 5th Amendment requires that individuals arrested for a cri
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me must be advised of their right to remain silent and to have counsel present.
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, Mapp v. Ohio (1961) - ANSWERS- 7f 7f 7f 7f 7f


Evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment, which protects against "unr
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easonable searches and seizures," may not be used in criminal prosecutions in state
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courts, as well as federal courts.
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In Re Gault (1967) - ANSWERS-
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14th amendment Due Process Clause allows requirements for state delinquency pro
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ceedings. established the principle that young persons have constitutional rights
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Bill - ANSWERS-a statute in draft before it becomes law
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Chief Justice - ANSWERS-the judge who presides over the supreme court
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Commander-in-Chief - ANSWERS- 7f 7f


The role of the president as the supreme commander of the armed forces of the Unit
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Governor - ANSWERS-highest ranking member of a state's executive branch
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Reserved powers - ANSWERS- 7f 7f 7f


powers reserved for the states; examples: creating and maintaining an education sys
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tem, creating local governments
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Veto power - ANSWERS- 7f 7f 7f


presidential power to stop a bill from becoming a law by rejecting it 7f 7f 7f 7f 7f 7f 7f 7f 7f 7f 7f 7f




impeachment - ANSWERS- 7f 7f


a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office
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presidential succession - ANSWERS- 7f 7f 7f


the order in which officials fill the office of president in case of a vacancy-
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1. Vice President, 2. Speaker of the House of Representatives, 3. President of the S
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enate Pro Tempore, ... 7f 7f 7f




U.S. Supreme Court - ANSWERS-
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9 justices nominated by President, confirmed by Senate; highest court in the nation;
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hears only appeals; interprets Constitutional law
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Intolerable Acts/Coercive Acts - ANSWERS- 7f 7f 7f 7f


A series of acts passed by the government in response to the Boston Tea Party. The
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y caused outrage, as the colonists viewed the acts as a violation of their rights. This l
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ed to the creation of the First Continental Congress and the Revolutionary War.
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Boston Tea Party - ANSWERS- 7f 7f 7f 7f


demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who raided three British ships in Boston 7f 7f 7f 7f 7f 7f 7f 7f 7f 7f 7f 7f 7f


harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest
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against taxes on tea.
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Amendment 9 - ANSWERS- 7f 7f 7f


People's rights are not limited to those in the Constitution.
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