FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAMINATION STUDY QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS | RATED A+

FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAMINATION STUDY QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS | RATED A+

The Mayflower Compact includes a pledge to ensure that all citizens look out for the general
good of the colony. Based on this, what impact has the Mayflower Compact had on modern
understanding of the purpose of government in the United States? - Answer>>> The government
should provide equal protection under the law.
Which of the following objectives best describes the purpose of the system of checks and
balances, as defined in the U.S. Constitution? - Answer>>> keeping any one of the three
branches of government from becoming too powerful
At the Constitutional Convention, there was a major debate between large states and small states
about representation in the new Congress. This debate was resolved by the Great Compromise.
What was the result of this compromise? - Answer>>> Congress would have two houses, one in
which state representation was based on population and one in which all states had equal
representation.
Which of the following reflects the most important consequence of the Watergate break-in? -
Answer>>> resignation of the president of the United States
Which political philosopher's ideas are best represented in the Declaration of Independence? -
Answer>>> John Locke
Which legislation reflects federal efforts to regulate transportation? - Answer>>> Interstate
Commerce Act
.In the United States, how are conflicts between state laws and federal laws generally resolved? -
Answer>>> The conflict must be resolved using the Supremacy Clause
The U.S. Supreme Court enabled which government practices to continue in its ruling in Plessy
v. Ferguson? - Answer>>> segregating public facilities
Which of the following statements regarding the Monroe Doctrine is accurate? - Answer>>> The
Monroe Doctrine prohibited future European colonization in the Western Hemisphere.
By what process were eighteen-year-olds fully granted the right to vote? - Answer>>>
constitutional amendment
The U.S. Congress fulfilled which of the following purposes of government when it declared war
on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor? - Answer>>> providing for the common defense
Which circumstance would require a search warrant? - Answer>>> examining the contents of a
hotel room