US Constitution & Florida Constitution

Which part of the Florida Constitution protects individual rights?

• Declaration of Rights

• Bill of Rights

• Amendments

• Preamble

Which statement describes a similarity between the Florida Constitution and the U.S. Constitution?

• neither protects individual rights

• both include an amendment process

• neither provides for a chief executive

• both include a nine member Supreme Court

Which title completes this table?

• Florida and County Government

• Florida and U.S. Government

• City and County Government

• City and U.S. Government

What conclusion can be drawn from the headline?

• Citizens can be involved in policy making through their representatives.

• Citizens can be directly involved in policy making.

• Only elected officials may change constitutions.

• Only elected officials make policy.

Which option represents symbolism?

• A political poster with a photograph of the president

• A political poster with a photograph of the scales of justice

• A television advertisement favoring a political candidate

• A television advertisement urging citizens to vote

Which colonial concern led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence?

• The king failed to tax the colonists.

• The king required the colonists to elect a monarch.

• The king denied the colonists the right to petition.

• The king denied the colonists representation in government.

Which feature completes the Venn diagram?

• created property taxes

• established a zoning board

• required a balanced budget

• guaranteed individual freedoms

Which government institution may vote on constitutional amendments?

• bureaucracy

• executive

• judicial

• legislative

Which branches of government did NOT exist under the Articles of Confederation?

• executive and legislative

• executive and judicial

• legislative and state

• judicial and state

Based on the headline, what happened before the event presented in the image?

• Two-thirds of each house of Congress voted to support 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.