St Petersburg College Civic Literacy
Flashcards Questions and Detailed
Answers
Consent of the Governed - correct answer ✔✔The idea that our government derives its power
from the people because we elect representatives to the legislative branch of government.
Due process of law - correct answer ✔✔Fair treatment through the normal judicial system.
Equality under the Law - correct answer ✔✔Equal treatment and equal protection without the
guarantee of equal outcomes.
Natural rights - correct answer ✔✔Rights people have by virtue of being human beings; both
the Declaration of Independence and Constitution address the government's role in protecting
these rights.
Federalism - correct answer ✔✔A political system in which power is divided between a central
government and multiple constituent, provincial, or state governments.
Concurrent powers - correct answer ✔✔Powers that are held by both the federal and the local
governments (e.g. taxing, roads, elections, lower courts).
Equal Protection Clause - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct answer ✔✔Provides that the
President of the United States is elected by the Electoral College.
Article I of the United States Constitution - correct 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.
Impeachment - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct answer ✔✔Executive Branch
Headed by the President and carries out the laws; also includes the Vice President and the
Cabinet members.
Flashcards Questions and Detailed
Answers
Consent of the Governed - correct answer ✔✔The idea that our government derives its power
from the people because we elect representatives to the legislative branch of government.
Due process of law - correct answer ✔✔Fair treatment through the normal judicial system.
Equality under the Law - correct answer ✔✔Equal treatment and equal protection without the
guarantee of equal outcomes.
Natural rights - correct answer ✔✔Rights people have by virtue of being human beings; both
the Declaration of Independence and Constitution address the government's role in protecting
these rights.
Federalism - correct answer ✔✔A political system in which power is divided between a central
government and multiple constituent, provincial, or state governments.
Concurrent powers - correct answer ✔✔Powers that are held by both the federal and the local
governments (e.g. taxing, roads, elections, lower courts).
Equal Protection Clause - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct answer ✔✔Provides that the
President of the United States is elected by the Electoral College.
Article I of the United States Constitution - correct 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.
Impeachment - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct answer ✔✔Executive Branch
Headed by the President and carries out the laws; also includes the Vice President and the
Cabinet members.
