Civic Literacy Florida final exam test (questions and solutions) questions with detailed verified answers (100% correct answers) /already graded a+

Civic Literacy Florida final exam test
nn nn nn nn nn nn




(questions and solutions) questions with
nn nn nn nn




detailed verified answers (100% correct
nn nn nn nn nn




answers) /already graded a+
nn nn nn nn

nn
nn

Democracy nn- nnCORRECT nnANSWER-Type nn of nn government nn where nn power nn is
nnderived nnfrom nn
nn
the nnpeople, nneither nndirectly nnor
nnindirectly.
nn

Representative nnDemocracy nnor nnDemocratic nnRepublic nn- nnCORRECT nnANSWER-An
nnindirect nnor nna nnrepresentative nndemocracy nnwhere nneligible nnvoters nnchoose

nnrepresentatives nnto nnact nnon nntheir nnbehalf nnand nnmake nnpolitical nndecisions. nn
nn

Constitutional nnDemocracy nn- nnCORRECT nnANSWER-A nngovernment nnthat nndraws nnits
nnlegitimacy nnfrom nnan nnauthoritative nndocument nn(a nnconstitution) nnthat nndefines nnthe

nnnation's nnsystem nnof nngovernment, nnits nnlaws nnand nnusually nnthe nnrights nnof nnits nncitizens.

nnThe nnConstitution nnis nnthe nnsupreme nnlaw nnof nnthe nnland. nnThe nnConstitution nndescribes

nnwho nnwill nnmake nnnational nnlaws, nnwho nnwill nnenforce nnthem nnand nnwho nnwill nninterpret

nnit. nn
nn

Social nnContract nnTheory nn- nnCORRECT nnANSWER-The nnbelief nnthat nnpeople nnare nnfree
nnand nnequal nnby nnnatural nnright nnbut nnwill nngive nnup nnsome nnfreedom nnto nngive nnpower nnto

nnthe nngovernment nnso nnthat nnthe nngovernment nncan nnprotect nntheir nnrights. nn
nn

Consent nnof nnthe nnGoverned nn- nnCORRECT nnANSWER-The nnidea nnthat nnour
nngovernment nnderives nnits nnpower nnfrom nnthe nnpeople nnbecause nnwe nnelect

nnrepresentatives nnto nnthe nnlegislative nnbranch nnof nngovernment. nn
nn

Checks nnand nnBalances nn- nnCORRECT nnANSWER-Principle nnreflected nnin nnthe
nnConstitution nnthat nn


grants nneach nnof nnthe nnthree nnbranches nn(legislative, nnexecutive, nnand nnjudicial) nnsome
nncontrol nnand nn
nn
scrutiny nnover nnone

nnanother.
nn

Separation nnof nnPowers nn- nnCORRECT nnANSWER-Refers nnto nnthe nndivision nnof
nngovernment nnbranches: nneach nnwith nnseparate nnindependent nnpower nnand

nnresponsibilities, nnso nnthat nnthe nnpowers nnof nnone nnbranch nndo nnnot nnconflict nnwith nnthe

nnothers. nn
nn

Rule nnof nnlaw nn- nnCORRECT nnANSWER-No nnone nnis nnabove nnthe nnlaw; nnEveryone nnmust
nnfollow nnthe

,laws, nnregardless nnof nntheir nnposition nnof nnpower. nnThis nnwas nnestablished nnby nnthe
nnMagna nnCarta nnin nn
nn
1215. nnEveryone nnis nnequal nnunder nnthe
nnlaw.
nn

Due nnprocess nnof nn law -
nn nn CORRECT nn ANSWER-Fair nn treatment nn through the
nn

nnnormal nnjudicial nn
nn
system.
nn

Equality nnunder nnthe nnLaw nn- nnCORRECT nnANSWER-Equal nntreatment nnand nnequal
nnprotection nn
nn
without nnthe nnguarantee nnof nnequal
nnoutcomes.
nn

Popular nnSovereignty nn - nn CORRECT nn ANSWER-A nn belief nn that nn ultimate nn power
nnresides nnin nnthe nn
nn
people.
nn

Natural nnrights nn- nnCORRECT nnANSWER-Rights nnpeople nnhave nnby nnvirtue nnof
nnbeing nnhuman nn
nn
beings; nnboth nnthe nnDeclaration nnof nnIndependence nnand nnConstitution
nnaddress nnthe
nn
government's nnrole nnin nnprotecting nnthese
nnrights.
nn

Federalism nn- nnCORRECT nnANSWER-A nnpolitical nnsystem nnin nnwhich nnpower nnis nndivided
nnbetween nn
nn
a nncentral nngovernment nnand nnmultiple nnconstituent, nnprovincial, nnor nnstate
nngovernments.
nn

Concurrent nnpowers nn- nnCORRECT nnANSWER-Powers nnthat nnare nnheld nnby nnboth nnthe
nnfederal nnand nn
nn
the nnlocal nngovernments nn(e.g. nntaxing, nnroads, nnelections, nnlower
nncourts).
nn

Equal nnProtection nnClause nn- nnCORRECT nnANSWER-Clause nnin nnthe nnFourteenth
nnAmendment nnthat nnforbids nnany nnstate nnto nndeny nnto nnany nnperson nnequal nnprotection nnof

nnthe nnlaws. nnThis nnclause nnis nnthe nnmajor nnconstitutional nnrestraint nnon nnthe nnpower nnof

nngovernments nnto nndiscriminate nnagainst nnpersons nnbecause nnof nnrace, nnnational nnorigin,

nnor nnsex. nn
nn

Article nnI, nnSection nn4, nnof nnthe nnUnited nnStates nnConstitution nn- nnCORRECT nnANSWER-
Grants nnthe nnstates nnthe nnauthority nnto nndetermine nnthe nnrules nnby nnwhich nnthey nnelect
nntheir nnUnited nnStates nnSenators nnand nnRepresentatives, nnunless nnthe nnUnited nnStates

nnCongress nnacts nnto nnchange nnthose nnrules. nn
nn

, Article nnII, nnSection nn1, nnof nnthe nnUnited nnStates nnConstitution nn- nnCORRECT
nnANSWER-Provides nn
nn
that nnthe nnPresident nnof nnthe nnUnited nnStates nnis nnelected nnby nnthe nnElectoral
nnCollege.
nn

Electoral nnCollege nn- nnCORRECT nnANSWER-The nnpresident nnis nnelected nnby nna
nnmajority nnof nnelectoral nnvotes. nnAfter nnan nnelection nna nngroup nnof nnelectors nnchosen nnby

nneach nnstate nnofficially nncast nnthe nnelectoral nnvotes nnfor nntheir nnstate nnto nnchoose nnthe

nnPresident. nn
nn

Voter nnRegistration nnrequirements nnin nnFlorida nn- nnCORRECT nnANSWER-Be nna nncitizen
nnof nnthe nnUnited nnStates nnof nnAmerica, nna nnlegal nnresident nnof nnFlorida, nna nnlegal nnresident

nnof nnthe nncounty nnin nnwhich nnyou nnseek nnto nnbe nnregistered, nnat nnleast nn16 nnyears nnold nnto

nnpreregister nnor nnat nnleast nn18 nnyears nnold nnto nnregister nnand nnvote. nnNot nnbe nna nnperson

nnwho nnhas nnbeen nnadjudicated nnmentally nnincapacitated nnwith nnrespect nnto nnvoting nnin

nnFlorida nnor nnany nnother nnstate nnwithout nnhaving nnthe nnright nnto nnvote nnrestored; nnand, nnnot

nnbe nna nnperson nnconvicted nnof nna nnfelony nnwithout nnhaving nnyour nnright nnto nnvote

nnrestored. nn
nn

County nnSupervisor nnof nnElections nn- nnCORRECT nnANSWER-Florida nnhas nn67
nncounties. nnEach nn
nn
county nnhas nnan nnelected nnSupervisor, nnwho nnconducts nnelections nnwithin nnhis nnor
nnher nncounty.
nn

Preamble nnto nnthe nnConstitution nn- nnCORRECT nnANSWER-The nnopening nnsection nnof
nnthe nnConstitution; nnbrief nnintroductory nnstatement nnof nnthe nnfundamental nnpurposes nnand

nnguiding nnprinciples nnthat nnthe nnConstitution nnis nnmeant nnto nnserve. nn nn

"We nnthe nnPeople nnof nnthe nnUnited nnStates, nnin nnOrder nnto nnform nna nnmore nnperfect
nnUnion, nnestablish nn

Justice, nninsure nndomestic nnTranquility, nnprovide nnfor nnthe nncommon nndefense, nnpromote
nnthe nn

general nnWelfare, nnand nnsecure nnthe nnBlessings nnof nnLiberty nnto nnourselves nnand nnour
nnPosterity, nndo nn
nn
ordain nnand nnestablish nnthis nnConstitution nnfor nnthe nnUnited nnStates nnof
nnAmerica."
nn

Article nnI nnof nnthe nnUnited nnStates nnConstitution nn- nnCORRECT nnANSWER-Legislative
nnBranch nn(Congress). nn nn

The nnUnited nnStates nnCongress nnis nnbicameral, nnconsisting nnof nntwo nnchambers, nnthe
nnHouse nnof nnRepresentatives nnand nnthe nnSenate. nnCongress nnis nnthe nnbranch nnthat nnis

nnresponsible nnfor nnmaking nnthe nnlaws. nnOther nnpowers nninclude nncommerce, nntaxing,

nnroads, nndefense, nnwar, nncitizenship, nnetc. nnThe nnfounders nngave nnthe nnmost nnpowers nnto

nnthis nnbranch nnbecause nnit nnis nnmade nnup nnof nnmany nnrepresentatives nnelected nndirectly

nnby nnthe nnpeople. nn
nn