CIVIC LITERACY FINAL EXAMS ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which right did the colonists consider "inalienable" in the Declaration of
Independence? - ✔✔Pursuit of happiness.
✔✔What is the first phrase of the U.S. Constitution? - ✔✔"We the people of the United
States, in order to form a more perfect union".
✔✔What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - ✔✔Checks
and balances.
✔✔What is due process? - ✔✔Fair treatment in judicial proceedings.
✔✔What is the minimum number of members of the U.S. House of Representatives
representing each state? - ✔✔One.
✔✔Which part of government was created to reflect the colonists' position that
governments derive their powers from the consent of the governed? - ✔✔The
legislature.
, ✔✔Which statement from the English Bill of Rights is reflected in the U.S. Constitution's
Eighth Amendment? - ✔✔"That excessive bail ought not to be required . . .nor cruel and
unusual punishments inflicted;"
✔✔What did the Declaration of Independence do? - ✔✔Declared independence from
Great Britain.
✔✔Which scenario represents a violation of the Equal Protection Clause? - ✔✔A state
law establishes a higher minimum wage for men than for women.
✔✔What is an example of representation? - ✔✔The U.S. Congress passes a law.
✔✔What is an example of a power reserved to the states? - ✔✔Creating school
systems.
✔✔Which United States Supreme Court case held that persons accused of crimes must
be advised of their Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights upon their arrest? - ✔✔Miranda v.
Arizona (1966).
✔✔What does the U.S. Constitution do? - ✔✔It sets up a federal government.
✔✔Which of the following represents the principle of consent of the governed? -
✔✔Individuals elect members of the House of Representatives.
✔✔What is an example of judicial review? - ✔✔The power of the Supreme Court to find
laws unconstitutional.
✔✔How did the U.S. Constitution resolve the dispute between slave and free states
over representation? - ✔✔Three-Fifths Compromise.
✔✔Which of the following pairs of cases focused on the rights of public school
students? - ✔✔Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) and Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
✔✔Which phrase from the English Bill of Rights (1689) is reflected in the U.S.
Constitution's Third Amendment? - ✔✔"That . . .keeping a standing army within the
kingdom in time of peace . . .is against law"
✔✔According to the authors of the Declaration of Independence, who is responsible for
protecting natural rights? - ✔✔The government.
✔✔If both the U.S. President and the U.S. Vice President are unable to serve, who acts
as president? - ✔✔The Speaker of the House.
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which right did the colonists consider "inalienable" in the Declaration of
Independence? - ✔✔Pursuit of happiness.
✔✔What is the first phrase of the U.S. Constitution? - ✔✔"We the people of the United
States, in order to form a more perfect union".
✔✔What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - ✔✔Checks
and balances.
✔✔What is due process? - ✔✔Fair treatment in judicial proceedings.
✔✔What is the minimum number of members of the U.S. House of Representatives
representing each state? - ✔✔One.
✔✔Which part of government was created to reflect the colonists' position that
governments derive their powers from the consent of the governed? - ✔✔The
legislature.
, ✔✔Which statement from the English Bill of Rights is reflected in the U.S. Constitution's
Eighth Amendment? - ✔✔"That excessive bail ought not to be required . . .nor cruel and
unusual punishments inflicted;"
✔✔What did the Declaration of Independence do? - ✔✔Declared independence from
Great Britain.
✔✔Which scenario represents a violation of the Equal Protection Clause? - ✔✔A state
law establishes a higher minimum wage for men than for women.
✔✔What is an example of representation? - ✔✔The U.S. Congress passes a law.
✔✔What is an example of a power reserved to the states? - ✔✔Creating school
systems.
✔✔Which United States Supreme Court case held that persons accused of crimes must
be advised of their Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights upon their arrest? - ✔✔Miranda v.
Arizona (1966).
✔✔What does the U.S. Constitution do? - ✔✔It sets up a federal government.
✔✔Which of the following represents the principle of consent of the governed? -
✔✔Individuals elect members of the House of Representatives.
✔✔What is an example of judicial review? - ✔✔The power of the Supreme Court to find
laws unconstitutional.
✔✔How did the U.S. Constitution resolve the dispute between slave and free states
over representation? - ✔✔Three-Fifths Compromise.
✔✔Which of the following pairs of cases focused on the rights of public school
students? - ✔✔Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) and Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
✔✔Which phrase from the English Bill of Rights (1689) is reflected in the U.S.
Constitution's Third Amendment? - ✔✔"That . . .keeping a standing army within the
kingdom in time of peace . . .is against law"
✔✔According to the authors of the Declaration of Independence, who is responsible for
protecting natural rights? - ✔✔The government.
✔✔If both the U.S. President and the U.S. Vice President are unable to serve, who acts
as president? - ✔✔The Speaker of the House.
