Florida Civic Literacy Exam Study Guide
The role of the president as the supreme commander of the armed forces of the United States.
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Commander-in-Chief
highest ranking member of a state's executive branch
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Governor
powers reserved for the states; examples: creating and maintaining an
education system, creating local governments
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Reserved powers
presidential power to stop a bill from becoming a law by rejecting it
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Veto power
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the order in which officials fill the office of president in case of a vacancy-1.Vice President, 2. Speaker of the House of Representatives, 3. President of the Senate Pro Tempore, ...
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presidential succession
- justices nominated by President, confirmed by Senate; highest court in the
nation; hears only appeals; interprets Constitutional law
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U.S. Supreme Court
A series of acts passed by the government in response to the Boston Tea Party. They caused outrage, as the colonists viewed the acts as a violation of their rights. This led to the creation of the First Continental Congress and the Revolutionary War.
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Intolerable Acts/Coercive Acts
demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea.
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Boston Tea Party
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Rights & responsibilities entitled to citizens belonging to a political state or country; only citizens can run for federal office (i.e. President, Congress)
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Citizenship
meeting of state delegates in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation, which produced the new U.S. Constitution
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Constitutional Convention
An electoral system with two dominant parties that compete in national elections. Our two major parties are the Republicans and the Democrats.
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Two-Party System
A belief that one has an obligation to participate in civic and political affairs.
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Civic Duty
the responsibilities of a citizen, examples include voting, serving on juries, holding public office
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Civic Responsibility
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clause of the Constitution that says the Constitution is the highest law of the land. Article 6, Clause 2
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Supremacy Clause
powers shared by the state and federal governmentEx: power to tax citizens
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concurrent powers
powers specifically stated in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution as being
granted to Congress Ex: power to establish post offices, power to regulate
commerce
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delegated powers
clause in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out powers not expressly stated but necessary; cited in the Supreme Court landmark case McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
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Elastic Clause (Necessary and Proper Clause)
powers Congress has that are specifically stated in the Constitution Ex:
power to coin money and set its value, power to declare war
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enumerated/expressed/delegated powers
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