Florida Constitution v. U.S. Constitution

Question 1

Each of the 50 states have their own ____________ that has rules specific to the state.

Answer 1

constitution

Question 2

Many state constitutions contain;

Answer 2

-a preamble
-a bill of rights
-an outline of the organization of the state’s government
-provisions for elections
-provisions for managing state affairs
-methods for amending the state constitution

Question 3

The U.S. Constitution was written in ____.

Answer 3

1787

Question 4

The current version of the Florida Constitution was approved in ____.

Answer 4

1968

Question 5

The U.S. Constitution sets up structure of the ______ government.

Answer 5

federal

Question 6

The Florida Constitution sets up structure of the ____ and _____ government.

Answer 6

state, local

Question 7

The Florida Constitution lists its citizens rights in…

Answer 7

-Article 1

Question 8

The U.S. Constitution includes the ____ __ ____ and other amendments after the articles.

Answer 8

Bill of Rights

Question 9

The U.S. Constitution can be amended __ ways.

Answer 9

2

Question 10

The Florida Constitution can be amended __ ways.

Answer 10

5

Question 11

The U.S. and Florida Constitutions both have;
(4 things)

Answer 11

-a Preamble
-Articles
-Amendments
-Rights of the people

Question 12

The U.S. Constitution has __ amendments ratified.

Answer 12

27

Question 13

The Florida Constitution has had over ___ amendments since 1968.

Answer 13

100

Question 14

There have been over ____ amendments proposed for the U.S. Constitution.

Answer 14

10,000

Question 15

True or False:
Florida has more ways to amend the constitution than any other state.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

The U.S. Constitution has actually been amended only __ times.

Answer 16

17 - the first 10 (Bill of Rights) were ratified in 1971

Question 17

The Hierarchy of law, from lowest to highest, is:

Answer 17

1. City & County Ordinances
2. State Statutes (laws)
3. Florida Constitution
4. Acts of Congress
5. UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION

Question 18

Amendments to the U.S. Constitution can be proposed by either:

Answer 18

-Consent of 2/3 of Congress
-Constitutional Convention (2/3 of the legislature of the states call a convention, never been used)

Question 19

Amendments to the Florida Constitution can be proposed by either:

Answer 19

-Proposal by legislature
-Revision Commision
-Voter Initiative
-Constitutional convention
-Amendment or revision election

Question 20

An amendment to the U.S. Constitution can be ratified by either:

Answer 20

-3/4 of state legislatures
-3/4 of constitutional conventions

Question 21

For an amendment to the Florida Constitution to be approved, the proposal has to:

Answer 21

pass with 60% voter approval

Question 22

What is Florida’s list of rights called?

Answer 22

Declaration of Rights

Question 23

Constitution

Answer 23

-a rulebook for how a government operates

Question 24

America has had __ National Constitutions.

Answer 24

2

Question 25

America’s first National Constitution was called the ______ __ _________.

Answer 25

Articles of Confederation (1777-1781)