Civics Module 3 (Sharing Power) Study Guide
1. What is federalism?
2. What does federalism prevent?
3. Complete the following chart. (HINT: Refer to the interactive activity on p. 3 of Sharing Power Lesson One)
Concurrent (shared)
National
State
National & State
List three
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1
1
examples each of
powers held by
the National
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2
2
government,
State
government, and
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3
shared by both
4. What is the difference between delegated powers and reserved powers?
5. What is the difference between the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions?
6. What similarities does the Florida Constitution have with the U.S. Constitution?
7. Know how the levels of government – County Commissioner, State Representative, and Member of
Congress - divide responsibilities to the people. (Refer to the interactive activity on p.6 of Sharing Power
Lesson Two)
8. What is rule of law?
9. How does rule of law apply to the president?
10. What is constitutional law? Provide an example.
11. What is criminal law? Provide an example.
12. What is civil law? Provide an example.
13. What is military law? Provide an example.
14. Describe each of the following sources of law:
1. Case Law -
2. Regulation -
3. Statute -
15. Which court can handle any type of law, but mostly accepts cases relating to constitutional law?
16. Know each step of the lawmaking process (how a bill becomes a law).
17. What does ‘original jurisdiction’ mean?
18. What is the federal court of original jurisdiction?
19. In which court can rulings be overturned, and in which court are rulings final?
20. If one state sued another state, which court would have original jurisdiction?
21. Which court reviews select cases from a U.S. District Court?
22. Which court is the first court to hear a federal case?
23. Review this diagram of the U.S. Court System
24. What are the steps in creating a Citizen Action Plan?
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