Florida Constitution

Which constitutional provision forbids conflict between state and federal laws? 

• supremacy clause
• elastic clause 
• habeas corpus
• ex post facto 

Which is an example of a Tenth Amendment issue?

• state governments oversee  public schools
• state governments coin money
• national governments make treaties
• national governments declare war

Which describes concurrent powers?

• The federal government sets standards state governments must follow
• The federal government shares powers with the state governments
• The federal government has supremacy over state governments.
• The federal government follows the lead of state governments

Which part of the U.S. Constitution protects individual rights?

• Declaration of Rights 
• Article I 
• Article II
• Bill of Rights 

Which government institution may vote on constitutional amendments? 

• bureaucracy
• executive
• judicial
• legislative

The headline pictured shows a constitutional process. Which process is this?  

• Two-thirds of each house of Congress voted to repeal the amendment 
• The president rejected the amendment after Congress voted to support it.
• Three-fourths of each house of Congress voted to support the amendment.
• The president forwarded the amendment to the states after Congress voted to support it.

 "In the United States of America women [are] unrepresented in this government—our rights and interests wholly overlooked."      
1848 speech by Elizabeth Cady Stanton               
Based on the passage, which action in the modern political system would Elizabeth Cady Stanton support?

• amending the U.S. Constitution to extend suffrage 
• amending the U.S. Constitution to guarantee due process 
• Congress enacting a law limiting freedom of speech rights 
• Congress enacting a law limiting freedom of association rights

How are the Florida and Federal Constitutions similar? 

• There are exactly two ways to amend each 
• Structure of government and individual rights are defined in each 
• The documents cannot be changed
• Citizens get to decide on changes to the documents 

Both the U.S. Constitution and the Florida Constitution can be amended by... 

• a convention 
• vote by the citizens 
• executive makes a new amendment 
• by special committee 

Article IV, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution states "The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government..." 
What does this guarantee? 

• the Republican Party will control all state government 
• power will be located in individual states 
• power will be located in the central government 
• citizens will elect a government for each state