St Petersburg College Civic Literacy Questions & 100% Correct Answers
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Civic Literacy
Institution
Civic Literacy
Equal Protection Clause
~~> 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...
✓ ~~> 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
✓ ~~> 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
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