Florida Constitution Quiz

Which feature completes the Venn diagram?

• created property taxes

• established a zoning board

• required a balanced budget

• guaranteed individual freedoms

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

• both include a Preamble

• both include seven articles

• both require legislative term limits

• both require native born chief executives

The headline below describes an action by citizens. What conclusion can be drawn from the headline? Newspaper headline: "State Tax Amendment Rejected by Florida Voters"

• 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.

The following passage is found in the U.S. Constitution: "This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land." Based on the passage, what has been a long term result shaping the relationship between the states and the federal government?

• States must first obtain approval from the President to pass a law.

• States may pass any laws they want as long as they have the support of their citizens.

• If a federal law conflicts with a state law, the federal law is the law that is followed.

• States have their own constitutions and do not have to follow the U.S. Constitution.

Which of the following is the only method for ratifying amendments to the Florida Constitution?

• 3/4 of both houses of the state legislature

• 60% voter approval

• 60% of both houses of the state legislature

• 3/4 voter approval

Which option lists characteristics of BOTH the U.S. and Florida Constitutions?

• creates a bicameral legislature, includes 12 articles, lists multiple methods to propose amendments

• gives executive power to a 'president', has been amended 144 times, lists multiple options for amendment ratification

• creates a bicameral legislature, includes a preamble that begins 'We the People...'; and includes an amendment process

• includes a preamble that begins 'We the People...', includes 7 articles, and includes an amendment process

Which of the following is true of only the Florida Constitution?

• Longer and more detailed; 12 articles and 144 amendments

• Creates a bicameral legislature

• Gives executive power to a president and includes various methods of proposing amendments

• Shorter and more vague; 7 articles and 27 amendments

Which of the following is true of only the U.S. Constitution?

• longer and more detailed; 12 articles and 144 amendments

• Provides five different methods for proposing amendments, creates a bicameral legislature

• shorter and more vague; 7 articles and 27 amendments

• Gives executive power to a 'president', only way to ratify amendments is by direct voter approval