WorksheetsCivics
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 26mins
Four candidates are running for a seat in the U.S. Senate to represent the state of Florida as shown
in the chart below.
Candidate 1
37 years
old
Lives in Marietta,
Georgia Natural born citizen
Candidate 2
54 years
old
Lives in Orlando,
Florida
Naturalized 12
years ago
Candidate 3
25 years
old
Lives in Mobile,
Alabama Natural born citizen
Candidate 4
40 years
old
Lives in Jacksonville,
Florida
Legal permanent
resident
Which candidate is qualified to run for this position?
Candidate 1
Candidate 2
Candidate 3
Candidate 4
What is the term for a type of government in which one person possesses unlimited power?
Communism
Democracy
Socialism
Autocracy
The table below lists examples of laws.
Category A
Assault
Murder
Theft
Category B
Adoption
Contract Disputes
Personal Injury
Category C
Abandonment of post
Conduct unbecoming
of an officer
Mutiny
Category D
Discrimination
Eminent domain
Treason
Which list represents Constitutional Law?
Category A
Category B
Category C
Category D
The diagram above outlines the appeals path through a state court system.
Which court completes the diagram?
Florida Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals
Court of Veterans Appeals
State-level court of claims
What happened in American schools after the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v.
Board of Education?
Desegregation was ordered for only high schools.
The federal government ordered that states desegregate classes.
States could continue segregation as long as facilities were separate but equal.
Individuals of different races voluntarily stopped all forms of school segregation.
Taylor took notes during his civics class comparing the U.S. Constitution with the state of Florida’s Constitution. However, he forgot to write down which set of features applied to which constitution. How can he tell the difference between them?
He remembers that the Florida Constitution does not have a bill of rights, but the U.S.
Constitution does.
He remembers that the Florida Constitution has five methods to propose an amendment,
but the U.S. Constitution only has two.
He remembers that the Florida Constitution gives the executive branch power over
military forces, while the U.S. Constitution does not.
He remembers that the Florida Constitution does not allow
Which service is performed by local government?
Delivering mail
Minting quarters
Providing fire protection
Granting teacher certificates
In a unitary government, the central government is supreme. In a confederal government,
member states joined voluntarily and share power.
In a federal government, which statement is
correct?
A monarch holds the power of the central government.
The central government shares power with smaller units, such as states.
The central government power is held by one person, such as a dictator.
The central government power is shared by a small committee of people.
This poster was displayed in 1947, at the beginning of the Cold War.
How can the information on this poster best be categorized?
Advertisement
Entertainment
Propaganda
Factual
How are the responsibilities of the legislative and executive branches of government different
when it comes to treaties?
U.S. Senate proposes treaties; the president carries out foreign treaties.
U.S. Senate negotiates foreign treaties; the president approves treaties.
U.S. Senate carries out foreign treaties; the president proposes treaties.
U.S. Senate ratifies treaties; the president negotiates foreign treaties.
Presidential appointees for cabinet department heads and other top government offices must
be approved by
Congress
The Senate
The Vice President
The Supreme Court
The section of the Constitution that assures that federal law is the ultimate law and prevails
over state laws is known as the
Bill of Rights.
Equal Rights Amendment.
Separation of Powers.
Supremacy Clause.
Based on the information in the chart above, who has the most authority when it comes to
situations dealing with other countries?
federal government
local government
state government
state and federal government
Why is a formal amendment process important?
To keep some states from being too powerful.
To prevent the Supreme Court from being eliminated.
To give the president a role in changing the government.
To allow the Constitution to be adjusted as times change.
Which statement describes an impact of the “due process” and “equal protection” clauses of
the Fourteenth Amendment?
Women were guaranteed the right to vote in all states.
African American freedmen were guaranteed the right to vote.
Americans were protected against abuses by state governments.
Opponents of the government no longer feared forced internment.
Which of the following events is an example of civil disobedience protesting a law or action of
the government?
Boston Tea Party
attack on Pearl Harbor
stock market crash in 1929
resignation of President Nixon
How did opinions like the one shown in this news story affect the political process in the United
States?
It led to the Nineteenth Amendment, allowing women to vote.
It led to the Fifteenth Amendment, allowing racial minorities to vote.
It led to the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, allowing 18-year-olds to vote.
It led to the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, allowing 21-year-olds to vote.
Below is a list of some powers of the executive branch.
Proposes laws
Vetoes legislation
Grants federal pardons
Negotiates foreign treaties
Which of the following is also a power of the executive branch?
Ratifies treaties
Appoints federal judges
Impeaches and removes judges
Declares acts of Congress unconstitutional
The diagram above shows some of the steps involved in creating a Florida state law.
What is the next step in the lawmaking process?
The governor signs the bill into law.
The bill goes to the Senate for action.
The people vote on the bill in an election.
The bill goes to the Supreme Court for a hearing.
Which example involves changing foreign policy?
Congress lifting the oil embargo on a formerly communist government
Congress voting to construct an aid center in Florida for political refugees
A Supreme Court hearing on worker discrimination based on national origin
A Supreme Court justice voting to take a case involving his country of birth
Which action illustrates citizen participation in an international organization?
Jada volunteers to help raise funds for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Ethan writes a report on the origins of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
David reads the annual report published by the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Samantha teaches others about the history of the United Nations (UN).
Why did Congress pass the USA Patriot Act following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks
on the United States?
to declare war on Iraq for supporting terrorism
to require all immigrants to sign a pledge of patriotism or they would be deported
to establish an additional branch of the military to oversee terrorist activity throughout the
world
to provide additional authority so law enforcement could gather intelligence and detain
immigrants suspected of terrorist activities
After reviewing the activities in the chart above, what is the purpose of a Political Action
Committee (PAC)?
to ensure that campaign advertisements are honest and factual
to monitor the collection and allocation of money raised by taxes
to encourage the election of candidates and legislation that support specific beliefs
to provide additional funds for candidates who may not be able to raise their own money
Which landmark Supreme Court case is recognized for limiting the authority of the President of
the United States?
Bush v. Gore
Marbury v. Madison
Tinker v. Des Moines
United States v. Nixon
The stamp below is from the front page of a 1765 newspaper.
What was the significance of the stamp?
It demonstrated that Parliament ignored the colonists' media communications.
It demonstrated that Parliament controlled the colonists' press outlets.
It represented the colonists' opposition to English tax policies.
It represented the colonists' fulfillment of English tax policies.
