FGCU Civic Literacy Exam
Which right did the colonists consider "inalienable" in the Declaration of
Independence?
A) privacy
B) trial by jury
C) pursuit of happiness
D) voting - ANSWER C) pursuit of happiness
Which United States Supreme Court decision focused on how states count popular
votes for president and vice president?
A) Bush v. Gore (2000)
B) U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
C) Baker v. Carr (1962)
D) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) - ANSWER
A) Bush v. Gore (2000)
In what 1620 document do the writers form a "civil body politic"?
A) the Mayflower Compact
B) the Articles of Confederation
C) the Magna Carta
,D) the Declaration of Independence - ANSWER A) the Mayflower
Compact
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?
A) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
B) Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
C) Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
D) Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) - ANSWER B) Miranda v. Arizona
(1966)
What is an example of representation?
A) The bureaucracy establishes national regulations.
B) The court system rules on a dispute between two states.
C) The U.S. Congress passes a law.
D) The Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court writes a majority opinion. -
ANSWER C) The U.S. Congress passes a law.
What are two natural rights identified in the Declaration of Independence?
A) bear arms and life
B) jury trials and liberty
C) life and liberty
,D) jury trials and bear arms - ANSWER C) life and liberty
Which action is an example of petitioning the government?
A) lobbying officials
B) serving on a jury
C) becoming politically informed
D) paying taxes - ANSWER A) lobbying officials
Which United States Supreme Court holding impacted the way that religious
practice was approached in public schools?
A) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
B) Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
C) Roe v. Wade (1973)
D) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) - ANSWER A) Engel v. Vitale
(1962)
Which of the following cases reinforced the federal government's authority to run a
federal institution without interference by a state?
A) Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
B) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
C) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
, D) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) - ANSWER C) McCulloch v.
Maryland (1819)
Which of the following cases reinforced the power of the courts?
A) Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
B) Marbury v. Madison (1803)
C) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
D) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) - ANSWER B) Marbury v. Madison
(1803)
Which statement from the English Bill of Rights is reflected in the U.S.
Constitution's Eighth Amendment?
A) "That...keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace...is agains
law;"
B) "That the...power of suspending the laws...without consent of
Parliament is illegal"
C) "That excessive bail ought not be required...nor cruel and unusual punishments
inflicted;"
D) "That the freedom of speech...in Parliament ought not to be...questioned in any
court" - ANSWER C) "That excessive bail ought not be
required...nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted;"
Which of the following is a right reserved for U.S. citizens only?
A) getting an education
Which right did the colonists consider "inalienable" in the Declaration of
Independence?
A) privacy
B) trial by jury
C) pursuit of happiness
D) voting - ANSWER C) pursuit of happiness
Which United States Supreme Court decision focused on how states count popular
votes for president and vice president?
A) Bush v. Gore (2000)
B) U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
C) Baker v. Carr (1962)
D) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) - ANSWER
A) Bush v. Gore (2000)
In what 1620 document do the writers form a "civil body politic"?
A) the Mayflower Compact
B) the Articles of Confederation
C) the Magna Carta
,D) the Declaration of Independence - ANSWER A) the Mayflower
Compact
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?
A) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
B) Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
C) Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
D) Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) - ANSWER B) Miranda v. Arizona
(1966)
What is an example of representation?
A) The bureaucracy establishes national regulations.
B) The court system rules on a dispute between two states.
C) The U.S. Congress passes a law.
D) The Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court writes a majority opinion. -
ANSWER C) The U.S. Congress passes a law.
What are two natural rights identified in the Declaration of Independence?
A) bear arms and life
B) jury trials and liberty
C) life and liberty
,D) jury trials and bear arms - ANSWER C) life and liberty
Which action is an example of petitioning the government?
A) lobbying officials
B) serving on a jury
C) becoming politically informed
D) paying taxes - ANSWER A) lobbying officials
Which United States Supreme Court holding impacted the way that religious
practice was approached in public schools?
A) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
B) Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
C) Roe v. Wade (1973)
D) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) - ANSWER A) Engel v. Vitale
(1962)
Which of the following cases reinforced the federal government's authority to run a
federal institution without interference by a state?
A) Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
B) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
C) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
, D) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) - ANSWER C) McCulloch v.
Maryland (1819)
Which of the following cases reinforced the power of the courts?
A) Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
B) Marbury v. Madison (1803)
C) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
D) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) - ANSWER B) Marbury v. Madison
(1803)
Which statement from the English Bill of Rights is reflected in the U.S.
Constitution's Eighth Amendment?
A) "That...keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace...is agains
law;"
B) "That the...power of suspending the laws...without consent of
Parliament is illegal"
C) "That excessive bail ought not be required...nor cruel and unusual punishments
inflicted;"
D) "That the freedom of speech...in Parliament ought not to be...questioned in any
court" - ANSWER C) "That excessive bail ought not be
required...nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted;"
Which of the following is a right reserved for U.S. citizens only?
A) getting an education
