Civic Literacy Florida Review exam
actual questions and answers
Electoral College - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-is the breaking of the gov't into Federal and state
levels, each having certain powers
Checks and Balances - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-headed by the President and carries out the
laws; also includes the Vice President and the Cabinet members
Engel v. Vitale (1962) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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.
, Mapp lv. lOhio l(1961) l- lCORRECT lANSWER-Evidence lobtained lin lviolation lof lthe lFourth
lAmendment, lwhich lprotects lagainst l"unreasonable lsearches land lseizures," lmay lnot lbe
lused lin lcriminal lprosecutions lin lstate lcourts, las lwell las lfederal lcourts.
In lRe lGault l(1967) l- lCORRECT lANSWER-14th lamendment lDue lProcess lClause
lallows lrequirements lfor lstate ldelinquency lproceedings. lestablished lthe lprinciple lthat
lyoung lpersons lhave lconstitutional lrights
Bill l- lCORRECT lANSWER-a lstatute lin ldraft lbefore lit lbecomes llaw
Chief lJustice l- lCORRECT lANSWER-the ljudge lwho lpresides lover lthe lsupreme lcourt
Commander-in-Chief l- lCORRECT lANSWER-The lrole lof lthe lpresident las lthe lsupreme
lcommander lof lthe larmed lforces lof lthe lUnited lStates.
Governor l- lCORRECT lANSWER-highest lranking lmember lof la lstate's lexecutive lbranch
Reserved lpowers l- lCORRECT lANSWER-powers lreserved lfor lthe lstates; lexamples:
lcreating land lmaintaining lan leducation lsystem, lcreating llocal lgovernments
Veto lpower l- lCORRECT lANSWER-presidential lpower lto lstop la lbill lfrom lbecoming la
llaw lby lrejecting lit
impeachment l- lCORRECT lANSWER-a lformal ldocument lcharging la lpublic lofficial lwith
lmisconduct lin loffice
presidential lsuccession l- lCORRECT lANSWER-the lorder lin lwhich lofficials lfill lthe loffice lof
lpresident lin lcase lof la lvacancy-1. lVice lPresident, l2. lSpeaker lof lthe lHouse lof
lRepresentatives, l3. lPresident lof lthe lSenate lPro lTempore, l...
U.S. lSupreme lCourt l- lCORRECT lANSWER-9 ljustices lnominated lby lPresident,
lconfirmed lby lSenate; lhighest lcourt lin lthe lnation; lhears lonly lappeals; linterprets
lConstitutional llaw
Intolerable lActs/Coercive lActs l- lCORRECT lANSWER-A lseries lof lacts lpassed lby lthe
lgovernment lin lresponse lto lthe lBoston lTea lParty. lThey lcaused loutrage, las lthe lcolonists
lviewed lthe lacts las la lviolation lof ltheir lrights. lThis lled lto lthe lcreation lof lthe lFirst
lContinental lCongress land lthe lRevolutionary lWar.
Boston lTea lParty l- lCORRECT lANSWER-demonstration l(1773) lby lcitizens lof lBoston
lwho lraided lthree lBritish lships lin lBoston lharbor land ldumped lhundreds lof lchests lof ltea
linto lthe lharbor; lorganized las la lprotest lagainst ltaxes lon ltea.
Amendment l9 l- lCORRECT lANSWER-People's lrights lare lnot llimited lto lthose lin lthe
lConstitution.
actual questions and answers
Electoral College - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-is the breaking of the gov't into Federal and state
levels, each having certain powers
Checks and Balances - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-headed by the President and carries out the
laws; also includes the Vice President and the Cabinet members
Engel v. Vitale (1962) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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.
, Mapp lv. lOhio l(1961) l- lCORRECT lANSWER-Evidence lobtained lin lviolation lof lthe lFourth
lAmendment, lwhich lprotects lagainst l"unreasonable lsearches land lseizures," lmay lnot lbe
lused lin lcriminal lprosecutions lin lstate lcourts, las lwell las lfederal lcourts.
In lRe lGault l(1967) l- lCORRECT lANSWER-14th lamendment lDue lProcess lClause
lallows lrequirements lfor lstate ldelinquency lproceedings. lestablished lthe lprinciple lthat
lyoung lpersons lhave lconstitutional lrights
Bill l- lCORRECT lANSWER-a lstatute lin ldraft lbefore lit lbecomes llaw
Chief lJustice l- lCORRECT lANSWER-the ljudge lwho lpresides lover lthe lsupreme lcourt
Commander-in-Chief l- lCORRECT lANSWER-The lrole lof lthe lpresident las lthe lsupreme
lcommander lof lthe larmed lforces lof lthe lUnited lStates.
Governor l- lCORRECT lANSWER-highest lranking lmember lof la lstate's lexecutive lbranch
Reserved lpowers l- lCORRECT lANSWER-powers lreserved lfor lthe lstates; lexamples:
lcreating land lmaintaining lan leducation lsystem, lcreating llocal lgovernments
Veto lpower l- lCORRECT lANSWER-presidential lpower lto lstop la lbill lfrom lbecoming la
llaw lby lrejecting lit
impeachment l- lCORRECT lANSWER-a lformal ldocument lcharging la lpublic lofficial lwith
lmisconduct lin loffice
presidential lsuccession l- lCORRECT lANSWER-the lorder lin lwhich lofficials lfill lthe loffice lof
lpresident lin lcase lof la lvacancy-1. lVice lPresident, l2. lSpeaker lof lthe lHouse lof
lRepresentatives, l3. lPresident lof lthe lSenate lPro lTempore, l...
U.S. lSupreme lCourt l- lCORRECT lANSWER-9 ljustices lnominated lby lPresident,
lconfirmed lby lSenate; lhighest lcourt lin lthe lnation; lhears lonly lappeals; linterprets
lConstitutional llaw
Intolerable lActs/Coercive lActs l- lCORRECT lANSWER-A lseries lof lacts lpassed lby lthe
lgovernment lin lresponse lto lthe lBoston lTea lParty. lThey lcaused loutrage, las lthe lcolonists
lviewed lthe lacts las la lviolation lof ltheir lrights. lThis lled lto lthe lcreation lof lthe lFirst
lContinental lCongress land lthe lRevolutionary lWar.
Boston lTea lParty l- lCORRECT lANSWER-demonstration l(1773) lby lcitizens lof lBoston
lwho lraided lthree lBritish lships lin lBoston lharbor land ldumped lhundreds lof lchests lof ltea
linto lthe lharbor; lorganized las la lprotest lagainst ltaxes lon ltea.
Amendment l9 l- lCORRECT lANSWER-People's lrights lare lnot llimited lto lthose lin lthe
lConstitution.
