FCLE EXAM | FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY FINAL EXAM PACK | QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
ANSWERS| 100% CORRECT| GRADE A+ |100% PASS| ALL UNITS COVERED
1. How does the Magna Carta provide a foundation for the English perspective of participatory
governance? - ANSWER It establishes a basis for individual rights.
2. What led to the creation of the English Declaration of Rights (sometimes known as the "English
Bill of Rights") in 1689? - ANSWER Tension over who should rule; an individual or the people
3. Who is considered to have been the most influential Enlightenment philosopher on the
Declaration of Independence? - ANSWER John Locke
4. What is the significance of the Mayflower Compact? - ANSWER It is the first attempt by
Europeans of self-government in the colonies.
5. What aspect of the U.S. Constitution was influenced by Montesquieu? - ANSWER Separation of
powers
6. 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. -
ANSWER Electoral College
7. 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. - ANSWER Articles of
Confederation
8. 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 - ANSWER Great
Compromise
,9. is the breaking of the gov't into Federal and state levels, each having certain powers - ANSWER
Federalism
10. 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 - ANSWER Checks and Balances
11. headed by the President and carries out the laws; also includes the Vice President and the
Cabinet members - ANSWER Executive Branch
12. a statute in draft before it becomes law - ANSWER Bill
13. the judge who presides over the supreme court - ANSWER Chief Justice
14. The role of the president as the supreme commander of the armed forces of the United States. -
ANSWER Commander-in-Chief
15. highest ranking member of a state's executive branch - ANSWER Governor
16. powers reserved for the states; examples: creating and maintaining an education system,
creating local governments - ANSWER Reserved powers
17. presidential power to stop a bill from becoming a law by rejecting it - ANSWER Veto power
18. the order in which officials fill the office of president in case of a vacancy-1. Vice President, 2.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, 3. President of the Senate Pro Tempore, ... - ANSWER
presidential succession
19. 9 justices nominated by President, confirmed by Senate; highest court in the nation; hears only
appeals; interprets Constitutional law - ANSWER U.S. Supreme Court
20. A series of acts passed by the government in response to the Boston Tea Party. They caused
outrage, as the colonists viewed the acts as a violation of their rights. This led to the creation of
, the First Continental Congress and the Revolutionary War. - ANSWER Intolerable Acts/Coercive
Acts
21. demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who raided three British ships in Boston harbor and
dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea. -
ANSWER Boston Tea Party
22. Rights & responsibilities entitled to citizens belonging to a political state or country; only citizens
can run for federal office (i.e. President, Congress) - ANSWER Citizenship
23. meeting of state delegates in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation, which produced the
new U.S. Constitution - ANSWER Constitutional Convention
24. An electoral system with two dominant parties that compete in national elections. Our two
major parties are the Republicans and the Democrats. - ANSWER Two-Party System
25. A belief that one has an obligation to participate in civic and political affairs. - ANSWER Civic Duty
26. the responsibilities of a citizen, examples include voting, serving on juries, holding public office -
ANSWER Civic Responsibility
27. For what purpose were the Federalist Papers written? - ANSWER To support ratification of the
Constitution and explain its commitment to limited government.
28. What did the anti-Federalist want the Constitution to include? - ANSWER A bill of rights
29. What rights are listed in the Declaration of Independence? - ANSWER Life, liberty, and pursuit of
happiness
30. For what purpose did Thomas Paine write Common Sense? - ANSWER To encourage the colonists
to demand independence from Great Britain
ANSWERS| 100% CORRECT| GRADE A+ |100% PASS| ALL UNITS COVERED
1. How does the Magna Carta provide a foundation for the English perspective of participatory
governance? - ANSWER It establishes a basis for individual rights.
2. What led to the creation of the English Declaration of Rights (sometimes known as the "English
Bill of Rights") in 1689? - ANSWER Tension over who should rule; an individual or the people
3. Who is considered to have been the most influential Enlightenment philosopher on the
Declaration of Independence? - ANSWER John Locke
4. What is the significance of the Mayflower Compact? - ANSWER It is the first attempt by
Europeans of self-government in the colonies.
5. What aspect of the U.S. Constitution was influenced by Montesquieu? - ANSWER Separation of
powers
6. 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. -
ANSWER Electoral College
7. 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. - ANSWER Articles of
Confederation
8. 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 - ANSWER Great
Compromise
,9. is the breaking of the gov't into Federal and state levels, each having certain powers - ANSWER
Federalism
10. 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 - ANSWER Checks and Balances
11. headed by the President and carries out the laws; also includes the Vice President and the
Cabinet members - ANSWER Executive Branch
12. a statute in draft before it becomes law - ANSWER Bill
13. the judge who presides over the supreme court - ANSWER Chief Justice
14. The role of the president as the supreme commander of the armed forces of the United States. -
ANSWER Commander-in-Chief
15. highest ranking member of a state's executive branch - ANSWER Governor
16. powers reserved for the states; examples: creating and maintaining an education system,
creating local governments - ANSWER Reserved powers
17. presidential power to stop a bill from becoming a law by rejecting it - ANSWER Veto power
18. the order in which officials fill the office of president in case of a vacancy-1. Vice President, 2.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, 3. President of the Senate Pro Tempore, ... - ANSWER
presidential succession
19. 9 justices nominated by President, confirmed by Senate; highest court in the nation; hears only
appeals; interprets Constitutional law - ANSWER U.S. Supreme Court
20. A series of acts passed by the government in response to the Boston Tea Party. They caused
outrage, as the colonists viewed the acts as a violation of their rights. This led to the creation of
, the First Continental Congress and the Revolutionary War. - ANSWER Intolerable Acts/Coercive
Acts
21. demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who raided three British ships in Boston harbor and
dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea. -
ANSWER Boston Tea Party
22. Rights & responsibilities entitled to citizens belonging to a political state or country; only citizens
can run for federal office (i.e. President, Congress) - ANSWER Citizenship
23. meeting of state delegates in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation, which produced the
new U.S. Constitution - ANSWER Constitutional Convention
24. An electoral system with two dominant parties that compete in national elections. Our two
major parties are the Republicans and the Democrats. - ANSWER Two-Party System
25. A belief that one has an obligation to participate in civic and political affairs. - ANSWER Civic Duty
26. the responsibilities of a citizen, examples include voting, serving on juries, holding public office -
ANSWER Civic Responsibility
27. For what purpose were the Federalist Papers written? - ANSWER To support ratification of the
Constitution and explain its commitment to limited government.
28. What did the anti-Federalist want the Constitution to include? - ANSWER A bill of rights
29. What rights are listed in the Declaration of Independence? - ANSWER Life, liberty, and pursuit of
happiness
30. For what purpose did Thomas Paine write Common Sense? - ANSWER To encourage the colonists
to demand independence from Great Britain
