Florida Civic Literacy (FCLE) Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers

This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review Correct Answer Marbury v. Madison Separate but equal" doctrine supreme court upheld the constitutionally of jim crow laws▪argued in court that the Act violated the 13th and 14th Amendments Correct 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 Correct 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 Correct 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 Correct 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." Correct 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. Correct 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 Correct 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. Correct Answer Texas v. Johnson U.S. Supreme Court case that limited executive privilege Correct 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. Correct Answer Gideon v. Wainwright