Comparing the U.S. and Florida Constitutions

A constitution is best described as a ________.

• Specific set of rules that covers all the details.

• A set of principals or a framework.

• Document that gives us how a government should handle any situation, no matter how small.

• Set of Laws fon how to deal with every possible situation that could happen

The U.S. Constitution was written in _____.

• 1775

• 1776

• 1787

• 1805

Both the U.S. Constitution and the Florida Constitution give a framework for a ___________.

• Pure Democracy

• Representative Democracy or Republic

• Police State

• Parliamentary Democracy

The Florida Constitution has been revised ___ times, the last time in ____-

• 2, 1905

• 6, 1968

• 4, 1864

• 3, 1945

The U.S. Constitution has been amended ___ times, including the 10 amendments in the Bill of Rights.

• 17

• 22

• 27

• 33

The ______ Constitution using the compilation method, where amendments become part of the actual constitution and text no longer in effect is eliminated.

• U.S.

• Florida