Florida Civic Literacy Exam Resources Guide: Competency Three

Students should be able to recall, identify, and explain documents from the founding era (1776-1791). Students should be able to identify the influences of earlier documents on the founding of the United States and conceptions of government within a provided context. Note that most documents are covered by the state K-12 civics and U.S. government benchmarks. Click the hyperlinks for relevant CPALMS references where applicable.

Student Study Goals

a. The Influence of Enlightenment Ideas

b. Intellectual Influences of Various Primary Documents

c. Ideas and Principles that Shape the United States as a Constitutional Republic

d. How Ideas and Principles Contributed to the Expansion of Civil Rights Over Time

Student Study Goals:

a. Its Influence on the Development of the United States as a Constitutional Republic .

Student Study Goals

a. Intellectual Influences of Various Primary Documents

b. Ideas and Principles that Shape the United States as a Constitutional Republic

c. Strengths and Weaknesses of the Articles and How They Reflect the Declaration of Independence and Influenced the U.S. Constitution

Student Study Goals

a. Intellectual Influences of Various Primary Documents

Student Study Goals

a. Students should be able to recall authors and central arguments of the listed papers; other Federalist papers may potentially be included, but context will be provided.

i. Ideas and Principles that Shape the United States as a Constitutional Republic

ii. Arguments in Favor of Ratification of the United States Constitution

Student Study Goals

a. Note that this document will overlap with other competencies. Students should be familiar with:

i. The Influence of Enlightenment Ideas

ii. Intellectual Influences of Various Primary Documents

iii. Ideas and Principles that Shape the United States as a Constitutional

iv. How Ideas and Principles Contributed to the Expansion of Civil Rights Over Time

v. Arguments in Favor of Ratification of the United States Constitution

Student Study Goals

Note that this document will overlap with other competencies. Students should be familiar with:

i. Intellectual Influences of Various Primary Documents

ii. How Ideas and Principles Contributed to the Expansion of Civil Rights Over Time

iii. Ideas and Principles that Shape the United States as a Constitutional Republic

iv. Arguments in Favor of Ratification of the United States Constitution

1. Magna Carta (1215)

a. Intellectual Influences of Various Primary Documents

2. Mayflower Compact (1620)

a. Intellectual Influences of Various Primary Documents

3. English Bill of Rights (1689)

a. Intellectual Influences of Various Primary Documents

4. Common Sense (1776)

a. Intellectual Influences of Various Primary Documents

5. Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776)

a. Intellectual Influences of Various Primary Documents (National Archives Link)

6. Anti-Federalist Papers (e.g., Brutus 1)

a. Arguments in Favor of Ratification of the United States Constitution

Please Note: This information is provided by the FDOE Supplemental Guide for the Florida Civic Literacy Exam