Civic Literacy Review / Test Questions & Certified Solutions / 100% Correct / Already Graded A+ Quiz____?Electoral College - Answer✓✓ The president is elected by a majority of electoral votes. After an election a group of electors chosen by each state officially cast the electoral votes for their state to choose the President.Quiz____?Articles of Confederation - Answer✓✓ This document was adopted by the Second Continental Congress in 1781 during the Revolutionary War to create a national government. The new government was weak because states held most of the power, and Congress lacked the power to tax, regulate trade, or control the coining of money. It was later replaced with the U.S. Constitution.Quiz____?Great Compromise - Answer✓✓ introduced by Roger Sherman; set up a bicameral Congress - upper house called Senate with each state getting 2 votes & a lower house called the House of Representatives Page 1 of 24 1 / 3
with each state's representation based on its population--satisfied both the large and small states Quiz____?3/5 Compromise - Answer✓✓ compromise made when writing the Constitution to sastify both free and slave states; said for every 5 slaves, 3 would count in a state's population for both representation and tax purposes Quiz____?Federalism - Answer✓✓ is the breaking of the gov't into Federal and state levels, each having certain powers Quiz____?Checks and Balances - Answer✓✓ system of each branch of gov't having a power to check the power of the other to make sure no one branch becomes too powerful Quiz____?Executive Branch - Answer✓✓ headed by the President and carries out the laws; also includes the Vice President and the Cabinet members Page 2 of 24 2 / 3
Quiz____?Engel v. Vitale (1962) - Answer✓✓ separation between Church and State in schools. S.C. prayer in public schools is unconstitutional, violates separation of church and state and freedom of religion (First Amendment) Quiz____?Miranda vs. Arizona, 1961 - Answer✓✓ This case proves that the 5th Amendment requires that individuals arrested for a crime must be advised of their right to remain silent and to have counsel present.Quiz____?Mapp v. Ohio (1961) - Answer✓✓ Evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment, which protects against "unreasonable searches and seizures," may not be used in criminal prosecutions in state courts, as well as federal courts.Quiz____?In Re Gault (1967) - Answer✓✓ 14th amendment Due Process Clause allows requirements for state delinquency proceedings. established the principle that young persons have constitutional rights Page 3 of 24
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