Florida Civic Literacy Final Exam Questions Answered Correctly.
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Which of the following ancient civilizations established a republican form of government? - Answer Roman
During the 6th century B.C.E., the ancient Athenians divided the powers of their government between two assemblies and guaranteed certain political rights to all male citizens. How do thes...
Florida Civic Literacy Final
Exam Questions Answered Correctly.
Which of the following ancient civilizations established a republican form of government? - Answer
Roman
During the 6th century B.C.E., the ancient Athenians divided the powers of their government between
two assemblies and guaranteed certain political rights to all male citizens. How do these political reforms
best illustrate how societies develop? - Answer by limiting government authority
A certain country is characterized by the following traits:
1. power achieved through inheritance
2. same ruling family for over a century
3. finite freedoms and rights
4. hierarchical social status
5. single established state religion
The establishment and maintenance of these traits is based on which of the following principles? -
Answer Divine rights of kings
Which modern democratic concept practiced in the United States is most like the democratic process of
ancient Greece? - Answer the referendum
Which modern democratic concept practiced in the United States is most like the democratic process of
ancient Greece? - Answer outlining the structure and powers of a government
Which of the following objectives best describes the purpose of the system of checks and balances, as
defined in the U.S. Constitution? - Answer keeping any one of the three branches of government from
becoming too powerful
Which modern process would be supported by the ancient Greeks? - Answer electing governors
, Laws against defamation, including libel and slander, property damage and breach of contract represent
which legal concern underlying most Western nations? - Answer civil law
Use the passage below, from an exchange between former president Nixon and a television interviewer,
to answer the question that follows.
"Well, when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal"--Richard M. Nixon
Which constitutional principle does the statement from President Nixon contradict? - Answer rule of
law
Which form of government is based on popular sovereignty? - Answer a republic
Use the provided Preamble to the United States Constitution to answer the question
"We the People of the United States, in Order 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."
Which of the following statements best describes the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution? - Answer
Governments are accountable to the citizens over whom they rule.
The U.S. Congress fulfilled which of the following purposes of government when it declared war on
Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor? - Answer providing for the common defense
Which circumstance would require a search warrant? - Answer examining the contents of a hotel room
In the United States, which of the following is permitted to citizens by the right of freedom of assembly?
- Answer the right to demonstrate
A man is walking down a public street window-shopping. A robbery is reported in that same area. Police
officers stop and search the man who is shopping. On what Constitutional grounds could this man
contest this search as a violation of his rights? - Answer Fourth Amendment
In the United States, how are conflicts between state laws and federal laws generally resolved? - Answer
The conflict must be resolved using the Supremacy Clause
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