Florida Constitution v. U.S. Constitution Flashcards
Each of the 50 states have their own ____________ that has rules specific to the state.
constitution
Many state constitutions contain;
-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
The U.S. Constitution was written in ____.
1787
The current version of the Florida Constitution was approved in ____.
1968
The U.S. Constitution sets up structure of the ______ government.
federal
The Florida Constitution sets up structure of the ____ and _____ government.
state, local
The Florida Constitution lists its citizens rights in…
-Article 1
The U.S. Constitution includes the ____ __ ____ and other amendments after the articles.
Bill of Rights
The U.S. Constitution can be amended __ ways.
2
The Florida Constitution can be amended __ ways.
5
The U.S. and Florida Constitutions both have;
(4 things)
-a Preamble
-Articles
-Amendments
-Rights of the people
The U.S. Constitution has __ amendments ratified.
27
The Florida Constitution has had over ___ amendments since 1968.
100
There have been over ____ amendments proposed for the U.S. Constitution.
10,000
True or False:
Florida has more ways to amend the constitution than any other state.
True
The U.S. Constitution has actually been amended only __ times.
17 - the first 10 (Bill of Rights) were ratified in 1971
The Hierarchy of law, from lowest to highest, is:
- City & County Ordinances
- State Statutes (laws)
- Florida Constitution
- Acts of Congress
- UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION
Amendments to the U.S. Constitution can be proposed by either:
-Consent of 2/3 of Congress
-Constitutional Convention (2/3 of the legislature of the states call a convention, never been used)
Amendments to the Florida Constitution can be proposed by either:
-Proposal by legislature
-Revision Commision
-Voter Initiative
-Constitutional convention
-Amendment or revision election
An amendment to the U.S. Constitution can be ratified by either:
-3/4 of state legislatures
-3/4 of constitutional conventions
For an amendment to the Florida Constitution to be approved, the proposal has to:
pass with 60% voter approval
What is Florida’s list of rights called?
Declaration of Rights
Constitution
-a rulebook for how a government operates
America has had __ National Constitutions.
2
America’s first National Constitution was called the ______ __ _________.
Articles of Confederation (1777-1781)
