Civic Literacy Exam (Broward College) Civic Literacy Assessment - Answers
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What form does the US government have? - (ANSWER)federal democratic republic
What was one of the main reasons the English colonists came to the New World? - (ANSWER)the
opportunity to make money
What rights are stated in the Declaration of Independence? - (ANSWER)life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness
What were the reasons the colonists separated from England? - (ANSWER)-high taxes to the king
-taxation without representation
-forced to let British soldiers sleep and eat in their homes
How did the French and Indian War (1763) affect the colonists? - (ANSWER)provided Great Britain with
territorial gains in North America, but disputes and war expenses led to the American revolution
What was the Virginia House of Burgesses? - (ANSWER)the first assembly of elected representatives of
English colonists in North America
What are the three branches of the US government? - (ANSWER)legislative, executive, judicial
What is the system of checks and balances of the US government? - (ANSWER)allows each branch of
government to amend or veto acts of another branch to prevent one branch from exerting too much
power
What are the three levels of the US government? - (ANSWER)federal, state, local
What are the powers of Congress? - (ANSWER)-regulate trade
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What form does the US government have? - (ANSWER)federal democratic republic
What was one of the main reasons the English colonists came to the New World? - (ANSWER)the
opportunity to make money
What rights are stated in the Declaration of Independence? - (ANSWER)life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness
What were the reasons the colonists separated from England? - (ANSWER)-high taxes to the king
-taxation without representation
-forced to let British soldiers sleep and eat in their homes
How did the French and Indian War (1763) affect the colonists? - (ANSWER)provided Great Britain with
territorial gains in North America, but disputes and war expenses led to the American revolution
What was the Virginia House of Burgesses? - (ANSWER)the first assembly of elected representatives of
English colonists in North America
What are the three branches of the US government? - (ANSWER)legislative, executive, judicial
What is the system of checks and balances of the US government? - (ANSWER)allows each branch of
government to amend or veto acts of another branch to prevent one branch from exerting too much
power
What are the three levels of the US government? - (ANSWER)federal, state, local
What are the powers of Congress? - (ANSWER)-regulate trade
