CIVIC LITERACY REVIEW QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
, Electoral College - ANSWER The president is elected by a majority of electoral votes.
After an election a group of electors chosen by each state officially cast the electoral
votes for their state to choose the President.
Articles of Confederation - ANSWER This document was adopted by the Second
Continental Congress in 1781 during the Revolutionary War to create a national
government. The new government was weak because states held most of the power,
and Congress lacked the power to tax, regulate trade, or control the coining of money. It
was later replaced with the U.S. Constitution.
Great Compromise - ANSWER introduced by Roger Sherman; set up a bicameral
Congress - upper house
called Senate with each state getting 2 votes & a lower house called the House of
Representatives
with each state's representation based on its population--satisfied both the large and
small states
3/5 Compromise - ANSWER compromise made when writing the Constitution to sastify
both free and slave states; said for every 5 slaves, 3 would count in a state's population
for both representation and tax purposes
Federalism - ANSWER is the breaking of the gov't into Federal and state levels, each
having certain powers
Checks and Balances - ANSWER system of each branch of gov't having a power to
check the power of the other to make sure no one branch becomes too powerful
Executive Branch - ANSWER headed by the President and carries out the laws; also
includes the Vice President and the Cabinet members
Engel v. Vitale (1962) - ANSWER separation between Church and State in schools.
S.C. prayer in public schools is unconstitutional, violates separation of church and state
and freedom of religion (First Amendment)
Miranda vs. Arizona, 1961 - ANSWER This case proves that the 5th Amendment
requires that individuals arrested for a crime must be advised of their right to remain
silent and to have counsel present.
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
, Electoral College - ANSWER The president is elected by a majority of electoral votes.
After an election a group of electors chosen by each state officially cast the electoral
votes for their state to choose the President.
Articles of Confederation - ANSWER This document was adopted by the Second
Continental Congress in 1781 during the Revolutionary War to create a national
government. The new government was weak because states held most of the power,
and Congress lacked the power to tax, regulate trade, or control the coining of money. It
was later replaced with the U.S. Constitution.
Great Compromise - ANSWER introduced by Roger Sherman; set up a bicameral
Congress - upper house
called Senate with each state getting 2 votes & a lower house called the House of
Representatives
with each state's representation based on its population--satisfied both the large and
small states
3/5 Compromise - ANSWER compromise made when writing the Constitution to sastify
both free and slave states; said for every 5 slaves, 3 would count in a state's population
for both representation and tax purposes
Federalism - ANSWER is the breaking of the gov't into Federal and state levels, each
having certain powers
Checks and Balances - ANSWER system of each branch of gov't having a power to
check the power of the other to make sure no one branch becomes too powerful
Executive Branch - ANSWER headed by the President and carries out the laws; also
includes the Vice President and the Cabinet members
Engel v. Vitale (1962) - ANSWER separation between Church and State in schools.
S.C. prayer in public schools is unconstitutional, violates separation of church and state
and freedom of religion (First Amendment)
Miranda vs. Arizona, 1961 - ANSWER This case proves that the 5th Amendment
requires that individuals arrested for a crime must be advised of their right to remain
silent and to have counsel present.
