FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAM (FCLE) ACTUAL EXAM
What form does the US government have? - ANSWER: Democracy
What was one of the main reasons the English colonists came to the New World? -
ANSWER: -freedom
-political liberty
-religious freedom
-economic opportunity
-practice their religion
-escape persecution
What right are stated in the Declaration of Independence? - ANSWER: -life
-liberty
-pursuit of happiness
What were the reasons the colonists separated from England? - ANSWER: -high taxes
-taxation without representation
-British soldiers stayed in Americans houses
-they did not have self-government
-boston massacre
-boston tea party (tea act)
-stamp act
-sugar act
-Townshend acts
-intolerable (coercive) acts
What was the Virginia House of Burgesses? - ANSWER: The House of Burgesses was
the first assembly of elected representatives of English colonists in North America.
What are the three branches of the US government? - ANSWER: Legislative,
Executive, Judicial
What is the system of checks and balance of the US government? - ANSWER:
provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other
branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
What are the three levels of the US government? - ANSWER: -federal
-state
-local
What are the powers of Congress? - ANSWER: -writing laws
-declares war
-makes the federal budget
What are the powers of the President? - ANSWER: -signs bills into law
, -vetoes bills
-enforce laws
-commander in chief (of the military)
-chief diplomat
What are the powers of the Supreme Court? - ANSWER: The supreme court is the
last stop in the judicial system. It's decisions are final, and they are binding on all
lower courts.
What was the "Great Compromise"? - ANSWER: -what settled the difference
between the New Jersey and the Virginia plan, two houses of congress, senate had
two people from each state, and house of rep was based on population
-Plan at the Constitutional Convention that settled representation of big and small
states.
How are the members of the House of Representatives and the Senate chosen? -
ANSWER: -citizens from their (congressional) district
What is the Electoral College? - ANSWER: -it decides who is elected president
-it provides a compromise between the popular election of the president and the
congressional selection
What is "gerrymandering"? - ANSWER: -manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral
constituency) so as to favor one party or class.
- the manipulation of the mapmaking process for personal gain
What was "Shays' Rebellion about? - ANSWER: -Excessive Taxation, Private Property
rights the ability of a state to take someone's property for non-payment of taxes
-was a rebellion of Massachusetts farmers angry over the loss of land because of the
tax raise. illustrated a weak federal government.
What are two holidays that honor the members of the armed forces? - ANSWER: -
Veterans Day
-Memorial Day
From where does the US government get its power? - ANSWER: From the people
Where was the original capital of the US? - ANSWER: New York City
What is "common law"? - ANSWER: a body of unwritten laws based on legal
precedents established by the courts
Which is the supreme law of the United States? - ANSWER: U.S. constitution
How many amendments does the US Constitution have? - ANSWER: twenty-seven
(27)
What form does the US government have? - ANSWER: Democracy
What was one of the main reasons the English colonists came to the New World? -
ANSWER: -freedom
-political liberty
-religious freedom
-economic opportunity
-practice their religion
-escape persecution
What right are stated in the Declaration of Independence? - ANSWER: -life
-liberty
-pursuit of happiness
What were the reasons the colonists separated from England? - ANSWER: -high taxes
-taxation without representation
-British soldiers stayed in Americans houses
-they did not have self-government
-boston massacre
-boston tea party (tea act)
-stamp act
-sugar act
-Townshend acts
-intolerable (coercive) acts
What was the Virginia House of Burgesses? - ANSWER: The House of Burgesses was
the first assembly of elected representatives of English colonists in North America.
What are the three branches of the US government? - ANSWER: Legislative,
Executive, Judicial
What is the system of checks and balance of the US government? - ANSWER:
provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other
branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
What are the three levels of the US government? - ANSWER: -federal
-state
-local
What are the powers of Congress? - ANSWER: -writing laws
-declares war
-makes the federal budget
What are the powers of the President? - ANSWER: -signs bills into law
, -vetoes bills
-enforce laws
-commander in chief (of the military)
-chief diplomat
What are the powers of the Supreme Court? - ANSWER: The supreme court is the
last stop in the judicial system. It's decisions are final, and they are binding on all
lower courts.
What was the "Great Compromise"? - ANSWER: -what settled the difference
between the New Jersey and the Virginia plan, two houses of congress, senate had
two people from each state, and house of rep was based on population
-Plan at the Constitutional Convention that settled representation of big and small
states.
How are the members of the House of Representatives and the Senate chosen? -
ANSWER: -citizens from their (congressional) district
What is the Electoral College? - ANSWER: -it decides who is elected president
-it provides a compromise between the popular election of the president and the
congressional selection
What is "gerrymandering"? - ANSWER: -manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral
constituency) so as to favor one party or class.
- the manipulation of the mapmaking process for personal gain
What was "Shays' Rebellion about? - ANSWER: -Excessive Taxation, Private Property
rights the ability of a state to take someone's property for non-payment of taxes
-was a rebellion of Massachusetts farmers angry over the loss of land because of the
tax raise. illustrated a weak federal government.
What are two holidays that honor the members of the armed forces? - ANSWER: -
Veterans Day
-Memorial Day
From where does the US government get its power? - ANSWER: From the people
Where was the original capital of the US? - ANSWER: New York City
What is "common law"? - ANSWER: a body of unwritten laws based on legal
precedents established by the courts
Which is the supreme law of the United States? - ANSWER: U.S. constitution
How many amendments does the US Constitution have? - ANSWER: twenty-seven
(27)
