FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAM-with 100%
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Which |U.S. |Supreme |Court |decision |overturned |Plessy |v. |Ferguson |(1896)?
Citizens |United |v. |Federal |Election |Commission |(2010)
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Brown |v. |Board |of |Education |of |Topeka |(1954)
Korematsu |v. |United |States |(1944)
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Gideon |v. |Wainwright |(1963)
Brown |v. |Board |of |Education |of |Topeka |(1954)
How |does |the |outcome |in |Gideon |v. |Wainwright |(1963) |affect |the |rights |of |the
accused? |It |established |that |the |accused |has |the |right |to |the |assistance |of |counsel.
|
It |established |that |the |accused |is |protected |by |freedom |of
speech. |It |established |that |the |accused |has |the |right |to |a
|
speedy |trial.
|
It |established |that |the |accused |is |protected |against |self-incrimination.
It |established |that |the |accused |has |the |right |to |the |assistance |of |counsel.
Which |is |an |example |of |the |rule |of |law?
the |exemption |of |government |officials |from |the |law
the |declaration |of |war |by |military |authorities
|
the |direct |participation |of |citizens |in |lawmaking
the |equality |of |all |citizens |before |the |law
the |equality |of |all |citizens |before |the |law
Which |principle |was |included |in |the |U.S. |Constitution |as |a |response |to |a |concern |expressed |in |the
|Declaration |of |Independence?
,limited |monarchy
universal |suffrage
|
unitary
|
government
|
separation |of |powers
separation |of |powers
Which |constitutional |principle |prevents |one |branch |of |the |government |from |becoming |more
|powerful |than |another |branch?
equal |protection
implied |powers
|
checks |and |balances
|
judicial |review
|
checks |and |balances
Which |steps |are |included |in |the |selection |process |of |a |Chief |Justice |of |the |U.S. |Supreme |Court?
nomination |by |the |President |and |confirmation |by |the |Senate
|
nomination |by |the |President |and |approval |from |60% |of |voters
nomination |by |Congress |and |ratification |by |state |legislatures
|
nomination |by |the |Cabinet |and |confirmation |by |2/3 |of |Congress
nomination |by |the |President |and |confirmation |by |the |Senate
Whom |is |a |U.S. Senator |elected |to
|
represent?
| |the residents
| |of a
| single
|
congressional |district |residents |of |a |single
|
state
|
the |residents |of |several |states
| the |residents |of |Washington,
, D.C.
|
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Which |U.S. |Supreme |Court |decision |overturned |Plessy |v. |Ferguson |(1896)?
Citizens |United |v. |Federal |Election |Commission |(2010)
|
Brown |v. |Board |of |Education |of |Topeka |(1954)
Korematsu |v. |United |States |(1944)
|
Gideon |v. |Wainwright |(1963)
Brown |v. |Board |of |Education |of |Topeka |(1954)
How |does |the |outcome |in |Gideon |v. |Wainwright |(1963) |affect |the |rights |of |the
accused? |It |established |that |the |accused |has |the |right |to |the |assistance |of |counsel.
|
It |established |that |the |accused |is |protected |by |freedom |of
speech. |It |established |that |the |accused |has |the |right |to |a
|
speedy |trial.
|
It |established |that |the |accused |is |protected |against |self-incrimination.
It |established |that |the |accused |has |the |right |to |the |assistance |of |counsel.
Which |is |an |example |of |the |rule |of |law?
the |exemption |of |government |officials |from |the |law
the |declaration |of |war |by |military |authorities
|
the |direct |participation |of |citizens |in |lawmaking
the |equality |of |all |citizens |before |the |law
the |equality |of |all |citizens |before |the |law
Which |principle |was |included |in |the |U.S. |Constitution |as |a |response |to |a |concern |expressed |in |the
|Declaration |of |Independence?
,limited |monarchy
universal |suffrage
|
unitary
|
government
|
separation |of |powers
separation |of |powers
Which |constitutional |principle |prevents |one |branch |of |the |government |from |becoming |more
|powerful |than |another |branch?
equal |protection
implied |powers
|
checks |and |balances
|
judicial |review
|
checks |and |balances
Which |steps |are |included |in |the |selection |process |of |a |Chief |Justice |of |the |U.S. |Supreme |Court?
nomination |by |the |President |and |confirmation |by |the |Senate
|
nomination |by |the |President |and |approval |from |60% |of |voters
nomination |by |Congress |and |ratification |by |state |legislatures
|
nomination |by |the |Cabinet |and |confirmation |by |2/3 |of |Congress
nomination |by |the |President |and |confirmation |by |the |Senate
Whom |is |a |U.S. Senator |elected |to
|
represent?
| |the residents
| |of a
| single
|
congressional |district |residents |of |a |single
|
state
|
the |residents |of |several |states
| the |residents |of |Washington,
, D.C.
|
