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FL Civic Literacy Test 100% Correct What is the supreme law of the land? - Correct Answer ️️ -The Constitution What does the Constitution do? - Correct Answer ️️ --Sets up the government -Defines the government -Protects basic rights of Americans The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the constitution. What are they? - Correct Answer ️️ -"We the people..." What is an amendment? - Correct Answer ️️ -A change or an addition to the Constitution What ar...

What is the supreme law of the land? - ▪The constitution What does the constitution do? - ▪ sets up & defines the government The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? - ▪ We the people What is an amendment? - ▪ a change/addition to the Constitution What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - ▪ The Bill of Rights What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?* - ▪ Speech ▪ Religion ▪ Asse...

Northwest Ordinance - Document that set up rectangular counties bicameral - Type of Congress in the US Constitution unicameral - Type of Congress in the Articles of Confederation common defense - Purpose stated in the preamble Engel v Vitale - Case that changed view of religion in US Citizens United v FEC - Increased funding of elections and corporate spending third amendment - Quote: 'he has kept standing armies among us

How does the Magna Carta provide a foundation for the English perspective of participatory governance? - It establishes a basis for individual rights. What led to the creation of the English Declaration of Rights (sometimes known as the "English Bill of Rights") in 1689? - Tension over who should rule; an individual or the people Who is considered to have been the most influential Enlightenment philosopher on the Declaration of Independence? - John Locke What is the significance of ...

US Form of Government - Republic Constitution Based federal Republic Representative Democracy What is the supreme law of the land? - US Constitution Name one thing the US Constitution does - forms the government defines powers of government defines the parts of government protects the rights of the people US Constitution starts with the words "We the People". What does "We the People" mean? - Self-Government Popular Sovereignty Consent of the Governed People should govern themsel...

Florida Civic Literacy Exam (FCLE) Study Guide_With Updated and Well Prepared Questions and Answers 100% A+ Pass Which United States Supreme Court holding impacted the way that religious practice was approached in public schools? - ANS-Engel v. Vitale (1962) Which of the following correctly pairs a document with a core theme of that document? a) Declaration of Independence - Formed a state-centered government b) Magna Carta - Established the principle of rule of law c) U.S. Constitut...

Florida Civic Literacy Test Questions updated and correctly answered 100% A+ Pass What is the supreme law of the land - ANS-▪The constitution What does the constitution do? - ANS-▪ sets up the government ▪ defines the government ▪ protects basic rights of Americans The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? - ANS-▪ We the people What is an amendment? - ANS-▪ a change (to the Constitution) ▪ an addition (to the C...

Florida Civic Literacy (FCLE) Questions and Answers Well Prepared For Excel in Exam This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review - ANS-Marbury v. Madison Separate but equal" doctrine supreme court upheld the constitutionally of jim crow laws▪argued in court that the Act violated the 13th and 14th Amendments - ANS-Plessy v. Ferguson (1973) legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy, violated the guarantee of personal liberty and the right to ...

FCLE STUDY GUIDE With the Updated and well analyzed Questions and Answers What form of government originated in greek culture where representatives made decisions on the behalf of the people? - ANS-representative government Which idea states that the power comes from the people? - ANS-popular sovereignty What form of government passes power through inheritance and family rulings? - ANS-hereditary monarchy Who can citizens vote for to voice their opinion to the government? - ANS-repre...

Florida Civics Literacy exam with Well Answered Questions Which doc represents the supreme law of land? - ANS-us constitution What does the US const., do? - ANS-sets up federal govt. What is the first phrase of the US const.? - ANS-" we the people " Which was established by a const. amendment? - ANS-senate may ratify treaties What is the name of the first ten amendments? - ANS-bill of rights one right included in the first amendment ? - ANS-free speech how many amendments ...