Florida Civic Literacy Exam (FCLE) PASSED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

What historic document (17th century) created a "civil body politic"? - The Mayflower Compact What was the Magna Carta? - Written in 1215 and declared the King was not above the law; established principles like limited government and common law; later influenced writing of the US Constitution Americans, especially by the 19th and 20th centuries, claimed what about the Magna Carta? - The Magna Carta influenced American revolutionaries to create a system of law and a right to due process in the Constitution; it was a Constitutional inspiration/Bill of Rights. What was Thomas Paine's Common Sense? - A 47-page pamphlet advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Writing in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government.