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Florida Civic Literacy Exam - StudyGuide IRSC
What historic document (17th century) created a "civil body politic"? - answer Mayflower
Compact
What was the Magna Carta? - answer document that started to limit the power of the
king, establish habeas corpus and limit taxation
What document did American colonists, protesting the Stamp Act in 1766, claim gave
them rights such as "no taxation without representation"? - answer British Constitution
Americans, especially by the 19th and 20th centuries, claimed what about the Magna
Carta? - answer the people's reassertion of rights against an oppressive ruler
What was Thomas Paine's Common Sense? - answer a 47-page pamphlet written by
Thomas Paine in 1775-1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in
the Thirteen Colonies
What was the influence of Common Sense? - answer inspired American colonists to
declare independence from England.
What is the Declaration of Independence? - answerIt is a document that declared
independence from Britain and the formation of a new country, the USA.
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? -
answerCongress did not have the power to regulate foreign and interstate commerce.
What did Shay's Rebellion and an economic crisis lead to? - answerthe Philadelphia
Convention of 1787. The Convention elected Washington as its president and ultimately
produced the Constitution of the United States.
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? - answerThe constitution
, What were the 88 essays published in newspaper to support ratification of the
Constitution are known as? Who wrote those essays? - answerThe Federalist Papers,
written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison
What type of government does the US have? - answerrepresentative democracy
What is federalism? - answersharing of powers between federal and state governments.
What type of economic system does the U.S. have? - answercapitalism and a mixed
market system
In a representative democracy (republic), who is sovereign? - answerThe 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? - answerStates
What is the highest court in the US? - answerSupreme Court
What does the judicial branch do? - answerreviews 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? How many years is the term for a
senator? - answerTwo Senators per state, 100 senators total; Terms are 6 years
How is representation in the House of Representatives decided? How many years is the
term for a representative? - answerapportioned among the states by population, every
state gets at least one; Terms are two years.
How many voting members does the House currently have? - answer435
The Constitutional Convention decided that the chief executive would be chosen by? -
answerThe Legislature
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? - answerpresident
How many years is the term for a President? - answer4 years
If a president cannot serve, who is next in line? - answerVice President
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