Florida Civic Literacy EXAM practice mutiple choice part 2 Correct 100%

The Founding Fathers divided the power to make, enforce, and interpret laws between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government. What might have happened if they had given these powers only to the executive branch? A. The balance of power among the different branches would make government more efficient. B. The president could have grown too powerful, leading to tyranny. C. Congress would have had more occasions to override presidential vetoes. D. Supreme Court justices would have had to strike down more laws as unconstitutional. - ANSWERSB. The president could have grown too powerful, leading to tyranny. How did the English Bill of Rights influence delegates to the Constitutional Convention? A. It was submitted as a model for the new constitution. B. It spelled out the proper role for the legislative branch as the representative of the people. C. It had established several rights that the delegates wished to guarantee in the new constitution. D. It was the first document to limit the power of the monarch - ANSWERSA. It was submitted as a model for the new constitution. Use the quotation below to answer the question. "Everything that is right or natural pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, 'TIS TIME TO PART. Even the distance at which the Almighty hath placed England and America, is a strong and natural proof, that the authority of the one, over the other, was never the design of Heaven." —Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776 What is Thomas Paine trying to win support for? A. the separation of natural rights from legal rights B. the separation of powers between state and federal governments C. the separation of powers between the three branches of government D. the separation of the colonies from Great Britain - ANSWERSD. the separation of the colonies from Great Britain Why were colonists outraged by taxes imposed by the British government? A. because they were denied trials by a jury of their peers B. because they had no representation in Parliament C. because they made British paper products less expensive D. because they had to house British soldiers - ANSWERSB. b