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ST PETERSBURG COLLAGE CIVIC LITERACY EXAMLATEST UPDATED
The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits any state from
denying any person equal legal protection. This Article is the primary constitutional
limitation on governments' ability to discriminate against people based on race,
national origin, or gender.
ANSWER: Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution Allows states to
set the rules by which they elect their United States Senators and Representatives
unless the United States Congress votes to change those rules.
Article II, Section 1 of the United States Constitution - ANSWER states that the
President of the United States is elected by the Electoral College.
Electoral College - Answer The president is elected by a majority of the electoral
votes. Following an election, a group of electors chosen by each state officially
casts their state's electoral votes to elect the President.
Voter registration requirements in Florida - ANSWER You must be a citizen of the
United States of America, a legal resident of Florida, a legal resident of the county
in which you wish to register, and at least 16 years old to preregister or 18 years old
to register and vote. Not be a person who has been adjudicated mentally
incompetent to vote in Florida or any other state without having their right to vote
restored; and not be a person who has been convicted of a felony without having
their right to vote reinstated.
County Supervisor of Elections - ANSWER Florida contains 67 counties. Each
county has an elected Supervisor who oversees elections within his or her
jurisdiction.
Preamble to the Constitution - ANSWER The first section of the Constitution is a
concise description of the essential aims and guiding ideas that the Constitution is
intended to serve.
, "We the People of the United States, to form a more perfect Union, establish
Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the
general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity,
do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
Article I of the United States Constitution - ANSWER: Legislative Branch.
The United States Congress has two chambers: the House of Representatives and
the Senate. Congress is the branch of government in charge of making laws. Other
powers include commerce, taxation, highways, defence, war, citizenship, and so on.
The founders granted this branch the most authority because it is made up of many
delegates elected directly by the people.
House of Representatives - ANSWER The lower chamber of the United States
Congress. The number of representatives from each state is determined by its
population, and each representative is elected by a district within that state. Its
members serve two-year terms. Additionally, revenue and tax bills must originate
in the House.
Speaker of the House of Representatives - Answer The majority party's leader, who
serves as the presiding officer of the House of Representatives and is second in line
to the presidency after the Vice President.
Senate - Answer The upper chamber of the United States Congress has 100
members, two from each state. Senators serve six-year terms and represent the
entire state's population. They also have the authority to approve treaties, judicial
and executive appointments.
President pro tempore of the Senate – ANSWER Officer of the Senate appointed by
the majority party to serve as chair in the absence of the Vice President, who is also
the President of the Senate. The President pro tempore is third in line to the
presidency after the Speaker.
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