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NEW (2024-2025) ST PETERSBURG COLLAGE CIVICLITERACY EXAM
Democracy - ANSWER A government in which power is derived from the people,
either directly or indirectly.
Representative Democracy or Democratic Republic - ANSWER An indirect or
representative democracy in which qualified voters elect representatives to act on
their behalf and make political choices.
Constitutional Democracy - Answer A government derives its legitimacy from an
authoritative document (a constitution) that outlines the nation's system of
governance, laws, and, in most cases, citizens' rights. The Constitution is the
supreme law of the land. The Constitution specifies who will create national laws,
enforce them, and interpret them.
Social Contract Theory - Answer The notion that people are naturally free and
equal, but will give up some freedom to give the government power to preserve
their rights.
Consent of the Governed - Answer The notion that our government draws its
authority from the people because we elect representatives to the legislative branch
of government.
Checks and Balances - A principle mirrored in the Constitution that gives each of
the three branches (legislative, executive, and judiciary) some control and
inspection over the others.
Separation of Powers - Answer Refers to the separation of government branches,
each with its autonomous power and responsibility so that the powers of one branch
do not conflict with those of the others.
,Rule of Law - ANSWER Nobody is above the law; everyone, regardless of their
position of authority, is required to obey the law. This was established by the
Magna Carta of 1215. Everyone is equal under the law.
Due Process of Law - ANSWER Fair treatment under the standard court system.
Equality in the Law - ANSWER Equal treatment and protection without a promise
of equal results.
Popular Sovereignty - Answer A conviction that people have ultimate power.
Natural Rights - ANSWER People have rights simply by virtue of being human,
and both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution address the role of
the government in defending these rights.
Federalism - ANSWER A political system in which authority is shared by a central
government and several constituent, provincial, or state governments.
Concurrent powers: ANSWER Taxation, highways, elections, and lower courts are
examples of powers shared by the federal and local governments.
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, 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.
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, defense, war, citizenship, and so on.
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