Florida Civic Literacy (FCLE) Exam
This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review - Answer Marbury v. Madison
Separate but
... [Show More] equal" doctrine supreme court upheld the constitutionally of jim crow laws▪argued in court that the Act violated the 13th and 14th Amendments - Answer Plessy v. Ferguson
(1973) legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy, violated the guarantee of personal liberty and the right to privacy implicitly guaranteed in the First, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, and 14th Amendments - Answer Roe v. Wade
Established the exclusionary rule was applicable to the states (evidence seized illegally cannot be used in court)▪Violation of the 4th amendment - Answer Mapp v. Ohio
The case that ruled that slaves were property and could not sue▪Violated the 5th amendment, helped bring on the civil war - Answer Dred Scott v. Sanford
School newspapers can be censored by teachers and administrators. The journalism students felt that this censorship was a direct violation of their First Amendment rights. The Supreme Court decided that Principal Reynolds had the right to such editorial decisions, as he had "legitimate pedagogical concerns." - Answer Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
1954 case that overturned Separate but Equal standard of discrimination in education.▪Her family believed that the segregated school system violated the 14th Amendment and took their case to court. - Answer Brown v. Board of Education
Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law - Answer McCulloch v. Maryland
A 1989 case in which the Supreme Court struck down a law banning the burning of the
American flag on the grounds that such action was symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment. - Answer Texas v. Johnson
U.S. Supreme Court case that limited executive privilege - Answer United States v. Nixon
a landmark case in United States Supreme Court history. In the case, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that state courts are required under the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution to provide counsel in criminal cases for defendants unable to afford their own attorneys. - Answer Gideon v. Wainwright
Regulating interstate commerce is a power reserved to the federal government - Answer Gibbons v. Ogden
Supreme Court held that criminal suspects must be informed of their right to consult with an attorney and of their right against self-incrimination prior to questioning by police. Violated the 5th amendment and his 6th, right to an attorney. Case topic: selfincrimination, due process - Answer Miranda v. Arizona
Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not disruptive, protected but he 1st amendment - Answer Tinker v. Des Moines
1944 Supreme Court case where the Supreme Court upheld the order providing for the relocation of Japanese Americans. It was not until 1988 that Congress formally apologized and agreed to pay $20,000 2 each survivor▪Korematsu argued that Executive Order 9066 was unconstitutional and that it violated the Fifth Amendment. The Fifth Amendmentwas selected over the Fourteenth Amendment due to the lack of federal protections in the Fourteenth Amendment. He was arrested and convicted. - Answer Korematsu v. US
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? - Answer Serve on a jury and vote in a federal election.
What is the "rule of law"? - Answer Everyone must follow the law.
Name one right only for United States citizens. - Answer run for federal office.
Who is in charge of the executive branch? - Answer President of the United States
Who makes federal laws? - Answer Congress
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? - Answer give up loyalty to other countries.
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South - Answer The Civil War
What are two Cabinet-level positions? - Answer Secretary of State and Secretary of Labor
What is the supreme law of the land? - Answer the Constitution
Who was President during World War I? - Answer Woodrow Wilson
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s - Answer World War I
What did Susan B. Anthony do? - Answer fought for women's rights
What is an amendment? - Answer A change/addition to the Constitution
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? - Answer because of the state's population
When was the Constitution written? - Answer 1787
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - Answer speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition the government
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - Answer checks and balances
The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - Answer four hundred and thirty five
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? - Answer The speaker of the House
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? - Answer President of the United States
Who signs bills to become laws? - Answer President of the United States
Who vetoes bills? - Answer President of the United States
What does the President's Cabinet do? - Answer advises the President
What does the judicial branch do? - Answer reviews laws, explains laws, resolves disputes (disagreements)
decides if a law goes against the Constitution
How many justices are on the Supreme Court? - Answer nine
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? - Answer To print money, To declare war, To create an army, To make treaties
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? - Answer Serve on a jury, vote in a federal election
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? - Answer American Indians Native Americans
What movement tried to end racial discrimination? - Answer civil rights movement
Why did the colonists fight the British? - Answer because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering) because they didn't have self-government
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
Who is the "Father of Our Country"? - Answer George Washington
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? - Answer Louisiana
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? - Answer freed the slaves freed slaves in the Confederacy freed slaves in the Confederate states
freed slaves in most Southern states
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II? - Answer Franklin Roosevelt
Who did the United States fight in World War II? - Answer Japan, Germany, and Italy
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? - Answer World War II
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? - Answer
Communism
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States. - Answer Mississippi and Missouri
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States? - Answer Atlantic Ocean
Which government officials are elected by the people? - Answer Mayor wrong answer
Which United States Supreme Court decision was based on the First Amendment? - Answer Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
2nd Amendment - Answer Right to bear arms
3rd Amendment - Answer No quartering of soldiers
4th Amendment - Answer Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
5th Amendment - Answer The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due process
6th Amendment - Answer Right to a speedy trial
7th Amendment - Answer Right to jury in civil trials.
8th Amendment - Answer No cruel or unusual punishment [Show Less]