St Petersburg College Civic Literacy exam with answers

St Petersburg College Civic Literacy
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Democracy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Type of government
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where power is derived from the people, either directly or
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indirectly.


In what month do we vote for President? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔November |\




Representative Democracy or Democratic Republic - |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔An indirect or a representative
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democracy where eligible voters choose representatives
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to act on their behalf and make political decisions.
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Constitutional Democracy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



government that draws its legitimacy from an |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



authoritative document (a constitution) that defines the
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nation's system of government, its laws and usually the
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rights of its citizens. The Constitution is the supreme law
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of the land. The Constitution describes who will make
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national laws, who will enforce them and who will
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interpret it. |\

,Social Contract Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
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belief that people are free and equal by natural right but
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will give up some freedom to give power to the
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government so that the government can protect their |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



rights.


Consent of the Governed - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
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idea that our government derives its power from the
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people because we elect representatives to the legislative
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branch of government.
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Checks and Balances - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Principle
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reflected in the Constitution that grants each of the three
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branches (legislative, executive, and judicial) some
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control and scrutiny over one another.
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Separation of Powers - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Refers to |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



the division of government branches: each with separate
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independent power and responsibilities, so that the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



powers of one branch do not conflict with the others.
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The Rule of Law was established by the
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_____________________, in which no is above the law and |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



everyone is equal under the law - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Magna Carta 1512 |\ |\

,Due process of law - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Fair
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treatment through the normal judicial system.
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Equality under the Law - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Equal
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treatment and equal protection without the guarantee of
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equal outcomes. |\




Popular Sovereignty - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A belief
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that ultimate power resides in the people.
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Natural rights - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Rights people
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have by virtue of being human beings; both the
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Declaration of Independence and Constitution address
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the government's role in protecting these rights.
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Federalism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A political system in
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which power is divided between a central government
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and multiple constituent, provincial, or state
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governments.


Concurrent powers - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Powers that
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are held by both the federal and the local governments
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(e.g. taxing, roads, elections, lower courts).
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, Equal Protection Clause - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Clause
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in the Fourteenth Amendment that forbids any state to
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deny to any person equal protection of the laws. This
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clause is the major constitutional restraint on the power
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of governments to discriminate against persons because
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of race, national origin, or sex.
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Article I, Section 4, of the United States Constitution -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Grants the states the authority to|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



determine the rules by which they elect their United
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States Senators and Representatives, unless the United
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States Congress acts to change those rules.
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Article II, Section 1, of the United States Constitution -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Provides that the President of the|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



United States is elected by the Electoral College.
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Electoral College - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The president
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is elected by a majority of electoral votes. After an
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election a group of electors chosen by each state officially
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cast the electoral votes for their state to choose the
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President.


Voter Registration requirements in Florida - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Be a citizen of the United States of America, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



a legal resident of Florida, a legal resident of the county
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in which you seek to be registered, at least 16 years old
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