St Petersburg College Civic Literacy Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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Florida Civics Literacy
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Florida Civics Literacy
St Petersburg College Civic Literacy Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
Equal Protection Clause - answerClause in the Fourteenth Amendment that forbids any state
to deny to any person equal protection of the laws. This clause is the major constitutional
restraint on the power of governments to...
St Petersburg College Civic Literacy Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
Equal Protection Clause - answer✔✔Clause in the Fourteenth Amendment that forbids any state
to deny to any person equal protection of the laws. This clause is the major constitutional
restraint on the power of governments to discriminate against persons because of race, national
origin, or sex.
Article I, Section 4, of the United States Constitution - answer✔✔Grants the states the authority
to determine the rules by which they elect their United States Senators and Representatives,
unless the United States Congress acts to change those rules.
Article II, Section 1, of the United States Constitution - answer✔✔Provides that the President of
the United States is elected by the Electoral College.
Electoral College - answer✔✔The president is elected by a majority of electoral votes. After an
election a group of electors chosen by each state officially cast the electoral votes for their state
to choose the President.
Voter Registration requirements in Florida - answer✔✔Be a citizen of the United States of
America, a legal resident of Florida, a legal resident of the county in which you seek to be
registered, at least 16 years old to preregister or at least 18 years old to register and vote. Not be
a person who has been adjudicated mentally incapacitated with respect to voting in Florida or
any other state without having the right to vote restored; and, not be a person convicted of a
felony without having your right to vote restored.
County Supervisor of Elections - answer✔✔Florida has 67 counties. Each county has an elected
Supervisor, who conducts elections within his or her county.
Preamble to the Constitution - answer✔✔The opening section of the Constitution; brief
introductory statement of the fundamental purposes and guiding principles that the Constitution
is meant to serve.
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice,
insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, 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 (Congress).
The United States Congress is bicameral, consisting of two chambers, the House of
Representatives and the Senate. Congress is the branch that is responsible for making the laws.
Other powers include commerce, taxing, roads, defense, war, citizenship, etc. The founders gave
the most powers to this branch because it is made up of many representatives elected directly by
the people.
House of Representatives - answer✔✔The lower chamber of the US Congress. The number of
representatives from each state is based on population and each representative is elected by a
district in their state. Its members serve 2-year terms. Also, revenue and taxing bills must
originate in the House.
Speaker of the House of Representatives - answer✔✔The leader of the majority party who serves
as the presiding officer of the House of Representatives and who is second in line to the
Presidency after Vice-President.
Senate - answer✔✔The upper chamber of the US Congress with 100 members, 2 from each
state. Senators serve 6-year terms and represent all of their state's citizens. They also have the
power to approve treaties as well as judicial and executive appointments.
President pro tempore of the Senate - answer✔✔Officer of the Senate selected by the majority
party to act as chair in the absence of the Vice President who is the President of the Senate. The
President pro tempore is third in line to the Presidency after Speaker.
Bill - answer✔✔A statute in draft before it becomes law.
Impeachment - answer✔✔A formal document charging a public official with misconduct in
office. The House of Representatives is responsible for the investigation and the Senate is
responsible for holding a trial to determine removal.
Enumerated or Expressed powers - answer✔✔Powers to the branch(es) of government that are
specifically stated in the Constitution (e.g. power to declare war in Article I).
Implied Powers - answer✔✔Powers to the branch(es) of government that aren't stated in the
Constitution (e.g. Elastic/Necessary and Proper Clause in Article I).
Elastic Clause - answer✔✔Is cited in the Supreme Court landmark case McCulloch v. Maryland
(1819) and expands the power of the Legislative branch (also called the Necessary & Proper
clause Article 1, Section 8, clause 18).
Article II, of the United States Constitution - answer✔✔Executive Branch
Headed by the President and carries out the laws; also includes the Vice President and the
Cabinet members.
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