FLORIDA CIVICS LITERACY COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which statement from the English Bill of Rights is reflected in the U.S. Constitution's
Eighth Amendment?
A) "That...keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace...is agains law;"
B) "That the...power of suspending the laws...without consent of
Parliament is illegal"
C) "That excessive bail ought not be required...nor cruel and unusual punishments
inflicted;"
D) "That the freedom of speech...in Parliament ought not to be...questioned in any
court" - ✔✔C) "That excessive bail ought not be required...nor cruel and unusual
punishments inflicted;"
✔✔Which of the following is a right reserved for U.S. citizens only?
A) getting an education
B) purchasing a home
C) running for federal office
D) working for pay - ✔✔C) running for federal office
✔✔What is the purpose of the Selective Service System?
A) to draft for compulsory military service
,B) to protect presidential candidates during the campaign
C) to establish justice
D) to promote equality - ✔✔A) to draft for compulsory military service
✔✔Who is in charge of the executive branch?
A) the Speaker
B) the Chief Justice
C) the Majority Leader
D) the President - ✔✔D) the President
✔✔Which United States Supreme Court decision was based on the Equal Protection
Clause?
A) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
B) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
C) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
D) Marbury v. Madison (1803) - ✔✔C) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
✔✔Which United States Supreme Court case focused on executive privilege?
A) Bush v. Gore (2000)
B) Marbury v. Madison (1803)
C) U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
D) Johnson v. Texas (1989) - ✔✔C) U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
✔✔Which of the following cases held that reproductive rights were an element of the
right to privacy under the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment?
A) Roe v. Wade (1973)
B) District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
, C) Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
D) Mapp v. Ohio (1961) - ✔✔A) Roe v. Wade (1973)
✔✔Which phrase in the U.S. Constitution addresses the power to seize property?
A) writ of habeas corpus
B) reserved powers
C) bills of attainder
D) eminent domain - ✔✔D) eminent domain
✔✔What is the first phrase of the U.S. Constitution?
A) "When in the course of human events"
B) "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union"
C) "The present situation of the world is indeed without a parallel"
D) "Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence" - ✔✔B) "We the
people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union"
✔✔Which of the following documents provided an outline for a state-centered
government?
A) Federalist Papers
B) Bill of Rights
C) Articles of Confederation
D) Common Sense - ✔✔C) Articles of Confederation
✔✔How did the holding in the United States Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright
(1963) impact criminal defendants?
A) It established that defendants were protected against self-incrimination
B) It established that defendants had freedom of speech
C) It established that defendants had the right to a speedy trial
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which statement from the English Bill of Rights is reflected in the U.S. Constitution's
Eighth Amendment?
A) "That...keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace...is agains law;"
B) "That the...power of suspending the laws...without consent of
Parliament is illegal"
C) "That excessive bail ought not be required...nor cruel and unusual punishments
inflicted;"
D) "That the freedom of speech...in Parliament ought not to be...questioned in any
court" - ✔✔C) "That excessive bail ought not be required...nor cruel and unusual
punishments inflicted;"
✔✔Which of the following is a right reserved for U.S. citizens only?
A) getting an education
B) purchasing a home
C) running for federal office
D) working for pay - ✔✔C) running for federal office
✔✔What is the purpose of the Selective Service System?
A) to draft for compulsory military service
,B) to protect presidential candidates during the campaign
C) to establish justice
D) to promote equality - ✔✔A) to draft for compulsory military service
✔✔Who is in charge of the executive branch?
A) the Speaker
B) the Chief Justice
C) the Majority Leader
D) the President - ✔✔D) the President
✔✔Which United States Supreme Court decision was based on the Equal Protection
Clause?
A) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
B) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
C) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
D) Marbury v. Madison (1803) - ✔✔C) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
✔✔Which United States Supreme Court case focused on executive privilege?
A) Bush v. Gore (2000)
B) Marbury v. Madison (1803)
C) U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
D) Johnson v. Texas (1989) - ✔✔C) U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
✔✔Which of the following cases held that reproductive rights were an element of the
right to privacy under the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment?
A) Roe v. Wade (1973)
B) District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
, C) Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
D) Mapp v. Ohio (1961) - ✔✔A) Roe v. Wade (1973)
✔✔Which phrase in the U.S. Constitution addresses the power to seize property?
A) writ of habeas corpus
B) reserved powers
C) bills of attainder
D) eminent domain - ✔✔D) eminent domain
✔✔What is the first phrase of the U.S. Constitution?
A) "When in the course of human events"
B) "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union"
C) "The present situation of the world is indeed without a parallel"
D) "Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence" - ✔✔B) "We the
people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union"
✔✔Which of the following documents provided an outline for a state-centered
government?
A) Federalist Papers
B) Bill of Rights
C) Articles of Confederation
D) Common Sense - ✔✔C) Articles of Confederation
✔✔How did the holding in the United States Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright
(1963) impact criminal defendants?
A) It established that defendants were protected against self-incrimination
B) It established that defendants had freedom of speech
C) It established that defendants had the right to a speedy trial
