FCLE (Florida Civic Literacy Exam
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Question:
Brown v. Board of Education .
Answer:
1954 - The Supreme Court overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially
segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered all public schools
desegregated.
Question:
McCulloch v. Maryland .
Answer:
1819 - The Supreme Court ruled that congress had the authority to establish a federal
bank that could not be taxed by states. Established that congress could have powers
not explicitly described in the constitution.
Question:
Gibbons v. Ogden .
Answer:
1824 - "The Commerce Clause." The Supreme Court ruled that states could not
interfere with the federal's regulation of interstate commerce. Decision greatly
enlarged Congress' interstate power by defining "commerce" to include virtually all
types of economic activity.
, Question:
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier .
Answer:
1988 - A school newspaper was censored by its principal prior to publication, which
Hazelwood students claimed to be a violation of their first amendment rights. The
Supreme Court held that the principal's actions did not violate the students' free
speech rights, establishing that public school curricular student newspapers that have
not been established as forums for student expression are subject to a lower level of
First Amendment protection.
Question:
Gideon v. Wainwright .
Answer:
1963 - "Right to an attorney." The Supreme Court ruled that the Sixth Amendment of
the U.S. Constitution requires U.S. states to provide attorneys to criminal defendants
who are unable to afford their own.
Question:
Marbury v. Madison .
Answer:
1803 - The U.S. Supreme Court first declared an act of Congress unconstitutional, thus
establishing the doctrine of judicial review. The court's opinion, written by Chief Justice
John Marshall, is considered one of the foundations of U.S. constitutional law.
Question:
Plessy v. Ferguson .
Answer:
1896 - U.S. Supreme Court, by a seven-to-one majority (one justice did not participate),
advanced the controversial "separate but equal" doctrine for assessing the
constitutionality of racial segregation laws.
Questions
and Answers Verified Solutions Latest
Update
Question:
Brown v. Board of Education .
Answer:
1954 - The Supreme Court overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially
segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered all public schools
desegregated.
Question:
McCulloch v. Maryland .
Answer:
1819 - The Supreme Court ruled that congress had the authority to establish a federal
bank that could not be taxed by states. Established that congress could have powers
not explicitly described in the constitution.
Question:
Gibbons v. Ogden .
Answer:
1824 - "The Commerce Clause." The Supreme Court ruled that states could not
interfere with the federal's regulation of interstate commerce. Decision greatly
enlarged Congress' interstate power by defining "commerce" to include virtually all
types of economic activity.
, Question:
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier .
Answer:
1988 - A school newspaper was censored by its principal prior to publication, which
Hazelwood students claimed to be a violation of their first amendment rights. The
Supreme Court held that the principal's actions did not violate the students' free
speech rights, establishing that public school curricular student newspapers that have
not been established as forums for student expression are subject to a lower level of
First Amendment protection.
Question:
Gideon v. Wainwright .
Answer:
1963 - "Right to an attorney." The Supreme Court ruled that the Sixth Amendment of
the U.S. Constitution requires U.S. states to provide attorneys to criminal defendants
who are unable to afford their own.
Question:
Marbury v. Madison .
Answer:
1803 - The U.S. Supreme Court first declared an act of Congress unconstitutional, thus
establishing the doctrine of judicial review. The court's opinion, written by Chief Justice
John Marshall, is considered one of the foundations of U.S. constitutional law.
Question:
Plessy v. Ferguson .
Answer:
1896 - U.S. Supreme Court, by a seven-to-one majority (one justice did not participate),
advanced the controversial "separate but equal" doctrine for assessing the
constitutionality of racial segregation laws.
