District #5

Connie did not have insurance that covered this type of accident ( a tree fell and damaged her neighbor's car) and has not paid the neighbor for the damage. The neighbor has decided to sue Connie in court. Which type of lawsuit would this be?

 

 

• Criminal

• Civil

• Constitutional

• Military

What is the significance of historical law codes including the Twelve Tables, the Code of Justinian and the Code of Hammurabi?

• They treated all members of society as equals.

   

   

• They established rules for electing government representatives.

   

   

• They created systems in which everyone was subject to written rules.

   

• They protected the ruler’s arbitrary power to make any decision without limit.

   

The passage below is from the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954).

  

 What was the impact of this decision?

• States were forced to end all racial segregation in public schools.

   

   

• States ended segregation in elementary schools but not in higher grades.

• States were required to ensure the economic and social equality of all races.

   

• States were permitted to maintain racially segregated schools so long as these were equal in quality

What was the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Miranda v. Arizona (1966)?

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  Defendants accused of serious crimes had to be provided with a state-sponsored public defender.

   

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   Suspects had to be told of their right to have an attorney present or to remain silent during police interrogations.

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  Police were required to have a search warrant to search a suspect’s dwelling.

   

• Minors were given the same “due process” rights as adults.

   

What is the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Marbury v. Madison?

 

• It gave the Court the power to mediate disputes between different states.

   

• It gave the Court original jurisdiction in disputes involving foreign governments.

   

• It established the power of the Court to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional.

   

• It established the right of the Court to advise Congress in advance on the validity of proposed laws.

What do the constitutions of Florida and the United States have in common?

 

• Each establishes Department of Veterans Affairs.

   

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• Each establishes a system of government with three branches.

   

• Each establishes a way to appoint Supreme Court Justices.

   

• Each establishes a system of public education.

Which feature completes the Venn diagram?

 

 

• Required a balanced budget

   

   

• Established goals in a Preamble

   

• Established a system of public education

   

   

• Provided for the regulation of interstate trade

   

How does the process for amending the Constitution of Florida compare to that of amending the U.S. Constitution?

 

• It is more difficult to amend the Florida Constitution than the U.S. Constitution.

   

   

• It is more difficult to amend the U.S. Constitution than the Florida Constitution.

   

   

• The Florida Constitution and the U.S. Constitution follow the same amendment procedures.

   

   

• The U.S. Constitution requires two-thirds of the states to approve an amendment, while the Florida Constitution requires all 67 Florida counties to approve an amendment.

   

Which services are provided by state governments?

 

• maintaining national defense

   

• operating  garbage collections

   

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  setting rules for the naturalization of immigrants

   

• setting educational standards for school systems

 Why are these different services provided by different levels of government?

 

• Local government services are less efficient.

   

• Local government services are more expensive.

   

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• Local government services require more training.

   

• Local government services affect people in a smaller area.