quiz cinco

1. 1. Which type of law involves the enforcement of our most basic rights as citizens against unreasonable interference?

• civil

• criminal

• constitutional

• military

2. 2. To resolve a local problem, how should citizens decide between various public policy alternatives

• Select the alternate with the lowest cost.

• Weigh the advantage and the disadvantage of each alternative

• Choose the most alternate resident preferred

• delay reaching any decision until the prior problem resolves itself

3. 3. The passage below is from a speech by Fredrick Douglas about a decision of the Supreme Court

Loud and exultingly .have been told that slavery question is settled and settled forever... This infamous decision of the slaveholding wing of the supreme courts maintains that slaves are property in the same sense that's, sheep, and pigs are property and the right of the slave holder to his slave does not depend upon local law, but secured what ever the constitution of the United states extends

Which case was Fredrick Douglas referring to in this speech

• Malbuary vs Madison

• Dred Scott vs Sanford

• Brown vs Board of Education

• Plessy vs Ferguson

Charlie and Wendy have noticed that there has been an increase in dead fish in their local pond recently. To which agency should they probably report this problem?

• Florida Department of Health & Human Services

• U.S. Department of Agriculture

• U.S Department of Interior

• Florida Department of Environmental Protection

7. 7. How does the system of federalism limit government power?

• By giving only some powers to the central government

• By making the state governments superior to the national government

• By allowing the national government to define its own powers

• By separating powers among the three branches of the national government

.5. The list below compares the powers of the federal government and State Governments

*Federal Government

a. Declare war

b. regulate interstate commerce

c. coin money

*State Government

a. Regulate state elections

b. Maintain State School System

c. Maintain State roads and highways

*Concurrent powers(Shared Powers)

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Which statement completes the lists?

• Establish a navy

• maintain a court system

• constructional

• military

.6. Ms. Smith has just moved to Florida and would like to register as a voter. Which level of government is responsible for setting the general rules for registration?

• County

• Municipal

• Federal

• State

.8. The passage below is from the supreme court decision Malbuury vS Madison

It's the duty of the judicial branch to say what the law is

Those who apply it, must interpret the rule

If any laws conflicts with the constitution it must disregard that law

What conclusion did the Court reach to solve the problem identified in the passage?

• It should follow the law because it was the most recent

• It had to come up with a new law on its own

• It could choose to follow either the law of the Constitution

• It must strike down any law that contradicts the constitution

9. 9. John eats a bowl of fruity pebbles and becomes sick. Later he discovers that the box of fruity pebbles was accidently contaminated. He seeks payment from the manufacturer for his pain and suffering. Which type of law is used to hold the manufacture responsible for his distress

• military law

• criminal law

• constitutional law

• civil law

U.S. Constitution-

2/3 of each house of congress votes for and amendment

Ratify-

3/4 of the state legislature ratify the amendment

Florida Constituition-

3/6 of legislatures

Ratification????

Which sentence completes the diagram?

• The speaker of the House approves the amendment

• 60% of voters

• A majority of the governors cabinets approve the amendment

• A majority of the Florida Supreme Court Justices approves the amendment