St Petersburg College Civic Literacy
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Democracy b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Type bof bgovernment bwhere bpower bis bderived
bfrom bthe bpeople, beither bdirectly bor bindirectly.
Representative bDemocracy bor bDemocratic bRepublic b- bcorrect banswers✔✔An
bindirect bor ba brepresentative bdemocracy bwhere beligible bvoters bchoose
brepresentatives bto bact bon btheir bbehalf band bmake bpolitical bdecisions.
Constitutional bDemocracy b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A bgovernment bthat bdraws bits
blegitimacy bfrom ban bauthoritative bdocument b(a bconstitution) bthat bdefines bthe
bnation's bsystem bof bgovernment, bits blaws band busually bthe brights bof bits bcitizens.
bThe bConstitution bis bthe bsupreme blaw bof bthe bland. bThe bConstitution bdescribes
bwho bwill bmake bnational blaws, bwho bwill benforce bthem band bwho bwill binterpret bit.
Social bContract bTheory b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bbelief bthat bpeople bare bfree band
bequal bby bnatural bright bbut bwill bgive bup bsome bfreedom bto bgive bpower bto bthe
bgovernment bso bthat bthe bgovernment bcan bprotect btheir brights.
Consent bof bthe bGoverned b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bidea bthat bour bgovernment
bderives bits bpower bfrom bthe bpeople bbecause bwe belect brepresentatives bto bthe
blegislative bbranch bof bgovernment.
Checks band bBalances b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Principle breflected bin bthe bConstitution
bthat bgrants beach bof bthe bthree bbranches b(legislative, bexecutive, band bjudicial) bsome
bcontrol band bscrutiny bover bone banother.
Separation bof bPowers b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Refers bto bthe bdivision bof bgovernment
bbranches: beach bwith bseparate bindependent bpower band bresponsibilities, bso bthat
bthe bpowers bof bone bbranch bdo bnot bconflict bwith bthe bothers.
Rule bof blaw b- bcorrect banswers✔✔No bone bis babove bthe blaw; bEveryone bmust bfollow
bthe blaws, bregardless bof btheir bposition bof bpower. bThis bwas bestablished bby bthe
bMagna bCarta bin b1215. bEveryone bis bequal bunder bthe blaw.
Due bprocess bof blaw b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Fair btreatment bthrough bthe bnormal
bjudicial bsystem.
, Equality bunder bthe bLaw b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Equal btreatment band bequal
bprotection bwithout bthe bguarantee bof bequal boutcomes.
Popular bSovereignty b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A bbelief bthat bultimate bpower bresides bin
bthe bpeople.
Natural brights b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Rights bpeople bhave bby bvirtue bof bbeing bhuman
bbeings; bboth bthe bDeclaration bof bIndependence band bConstitution baddress bthe
bgovernment's brole bin bprotecting bthese brights.
Federalism b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A bpolitical bsystem bin bwhich bpower bis bdivided
bbetween ba bcentral bgovernment band bmultiple bconstituent, bprovincial, bor bstate
bgovernments.
Concurrent bpowers b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Powers bthat bare bheld bby bboth bthe bfederal
band bthe blocal bgovernments b(e.g. btaxing, broads, belections, blower bcourts).
Equal bProtection bClause b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Clause bin bthe bFourteenth
bAmendment bthat bforbids bany bstate bto bdeny bto bany bperson bequal bprotection bof
bthe blaws. bThis bclause bis bthe bmajor bconstitutional brestraint bon bthe bpower bof
bgovernments bto bdiscriminate bagainst bpersons bbecause bof brace, bnational borigin, bor
bsex.
Article bI, bSection b4, bof bthe bUnited bStates bConstitution b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Grants
bthe bstates bthe bauthority bto bdetermine bthe brules bby bwhich bthey belect btheir bUnited
bStates bSenators band bRepresentatives, bunless bthe bUnited bStates bCongress bacts bto
bchange bthose brules.
Article bII, bSection b1, bof bthe bUnited bStates bConstitution b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Provides bthat bthe bPresident bof bthe bUnited bStates bis belected bby bthe
bElectoral bCollege.
Electoral bCollege b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bpresident bis belected bby ba bmajority bof
belectoral bvotes. bAfter ban belection ba bgroup bof belectors bchosen bby beach bstate
bofficially bcast bthe belectoral bvotes bfor btheir bstate bto bchoose bthe bPresident.
Voter bRegistration brequirements bin bFlorida b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Be ba bcitizen bof
bthe bUnited bStates bof bAmerica, ba blegal bresident bof bFlorida, ba blegal bresident bof bthe
bcounty bin bwhich byou bseek bto bbe bregistered, bat bleast b16 byears bold bto bpreregister
bor bat bleast b18 byears bold bto bregister band bvote. bNot bbe ba bperson bwho bhas bbeen
badjudicated bmentally bincapacitated bwith brespect bto bvoting bin bFlorida bor bany bother
bstate bwithout bhaving bthe bright bto bvote brestored; band, bnot bbe ba bperson bconvicted
bof ba bfelony bwithout bhaving byour bright bto bvote brestored.
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Democracy b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Type bof bgovernment bwhere bpower bis bderived
bfrom bthe bpeople, beither bdirectly bor bindirectly.
Representative bDemocracy bor bDemocratic bRepublic b- bcorrect banswers✔✔An
bindirect bor ba brepresentative bdemocracy bwhere beligible bvoters bchoose
brepresentatives bto bact bon btheir bbehalf band bmake bpolitical bdecisions.
Constitutional bDemocracy b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A bgovernment bthat bdraws bits
blegitimacy bfrom ban bauthoritative bdocument b(a bconstitution) bthat bdefines bthe
bnation's bsystem bof bgovernment, bits blaws band busually bthe brights bof bits bcitizens.
bThe bConstitution bis bthe bsupreme blaw bof bthe bland. bThe bConstitution bdescribes
bwho bwill bmake bnational blaws, bwho bwill benforce bthem band bwho bwill binterpret bit.
Social bContract bTheory b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bbelief bthat bpeople bare bfree band
bequal bby bnatural bright bbut bwill bgive bup bsome bfreedom bto bgive bpower bto bthe
bgovernment bso bthat bthe bgovernment bcan bprotect btheir brights.
Consent bof bthe bGoverned b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bidea bthat bour bgovernment
bderives bits bpower bfrom bthe bpeople bbecause bwe belect brepresentatives bto bthe
blegislative bbranch bof bgovernment.
Checks band bBalances b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Principle breflected bin bthe bConstitution
bthat bgrants beach bof bthe bthree bbranches b(legislative, bexecutive, band bjudicial) bsome
bcontrol band bscrutiny bover bone banother.
Separation bof bPowers b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Refers bto bthe bdivision bof bgovernment
bbranches: beach bwith bseparate bindependent bpower band bresponsibilities, bso bthat
bthe bpowers bof bone bbranch bdo bnot bconflict bwith bthe bothers.
Rule bof blaw b- bcorrect banswers✔✔No bone bis babove bthe blaw; bEveryone bmust bfollow
bthe blaws, bregardless bof btheir bposition bof bpower. bThis bwas bestablished bby bthe
bMagna bCarta bin b1215. bEveryone bis bequal bunder bthe blaw.
Due bprocess bof blaw b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Fair btreatment bthrough bthe bnormal
bjudicial bsystem.
, Equality bunder bthe bLaw b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Equal btreatment band bequal
bprotection bwithout bthe bguarantee bof bequal boutcomes.
Popular bSovereignty b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A bbelief bthat bultimate bpower bresides bin
bthe bpeople.
Natural brights b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Rights bpeople bhave bby bvirtue bof bbeing bhuman
bbeings; bboth bthe bDeclaration bof bIndependence band bConstitution baddress bthe
bgovernment's brole bin bprotecting bthese brights.
Federalism b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A bpolitical bsystem bin bwhich bpower bis bdivided
bbetween ba bcentral bgovernment band bmultiple bconstituent, bprovincial, bor bstate
bgovernments.
Concurrent bpowers b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Powers bthat bare bheld bby bboth bthe bfederal
band bthe blocal bgovernments b(e.g. btaxing, broads, belections, blower bcourts).
Equal bProtection bClause b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Clause bin bthe bFourteenth
bAmendment bthat bforbids bany bstate bto bdeny bto bany bperson bequal bprotection bof
bthe blaws. bThis bclause bis bthe bmajor bconstitutional brestraint bon bthe bpower bof
bgovernments bto bdiscriminate bagainst bpersons bbecause bof brace, bnational borigin, bor
bsex.
Article bI, bSection b4, bof bthe bUnited bStates bConstitution b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Grants
bthe bstates bthe bauthority bto bdetermine bthe brules bby bwhich bthey belect btheir bUnited
bStates bSenators band bRepresentatives, bunless bthe bUnited bStates bCongress bacts bto
bchange bthose brules.
Article bII, bSection b1, bof bthe bUnited bStates bConstitution b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Provides bthat bthe bPresident bof bthe bUnited bStates bis belected bby bthe
bElectoral bCollege.
Electoral bCollege b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bpresident bis belected bby ba bmajority bof
belectoral bvotes. bAfter ban belection ba bgroup bof belectors bchosen bby beach bstate
bofficially bcast bthe belectoral bvotes bfor btheir bstate bto bchoose bthe bPresident.
Voter bRegistration brequirements bin bFlorida b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Be ba bcitizen bof
bthe bUnited bStates bof bAmerica, ba blegal bresident bof bFlorida, ba blegal bresident bof bthe
bcounty bin bwhich byou bseek bto bbe bregistered, bat bleast b16 byears bold bto bpreregister
bor bat bleast b18 byears bold bto bregister band bvote. bNot bbe ba bperson bwho bhas bbeen
badjudicated bmentally bincapacitated bwith brespect bto bvoting bin bFlorida bor bany bother
bstate bwithout bhaving bthe bright bto bvote brestored; band, bnot bbe ba bperson bconvicted
bof ba bfelony bwithout bhaving byour bright bto bvote brestored.
