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PURDUE CIVICS LITERACY BRAND NEW
OFFICIAL QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.
1. In Obergefell v. Hodges, the Court said that citizens had what
fundamental right? - correct answer -To marry
2. In Brown v Board of Education, the Court held that - correct
answer -Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
3. Which case established that "separate but equal" facilities for
different races did not violate the Constitution? - correct answer
-Plessy v Ferguson
4. As a result of the 26th Amendment - correct answer -18-year-
olds could vote
5. What notable historic document was drafted in Seneca Falls,
NY? - correct answer -The Declaration of Sentiments
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6. In September 2013 Justice Ginsburg pointed out, when written
"We the people" - correct answer -Only applied to a narrow
section of society.
7. Which Amendment granted women the right to vote? - correct
answer -19th
8. Passage of the 24th Amendment meant people can't be denied
the right to vote - correct answer -Because they couldn't pay
taxes
9. Which of the following philosophers did not discuss the division
of state power? - correct answer -Thomas Hobbes
10. Truman lost the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company case,
as the court ruled - correct answer -Congress, not the
President, has the power to seize private property
11. What did the Supreme Court decide in Roper v Simmons? -
correct answer -Executing someone under the age of 18 is
cruel and unusual
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12. Which was the first state to use the electric chair as a form of
execution? - correct answer -New York
13. Federal laws take precedence when in conflict with state
laws. - correct answer -This is an example of the Supremacy
Clause
14. In Miller v California the Supreme Court ruled that - correct
answer -Obscenity is not protected free speech.
15. The "Necessary and Proper" clause is also known as the -
correct answer -Elastic Clause
16. Shirley Chisholm was - correct answer -The first African
American woman to enter the House of Representatives
17. Congress's role in watching over the executive branch is
known as - correct answer -Oversight
PURDUE CIVICS LITERACY BRAND NEW
OFFICIAL QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.
1. In Obergefell v. Hodges, the Court said that citizens had what
fundamental right? - correct answer -To marry
2. In Brown v Board of Education, the Court held that - correct
answer -Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
3. Which case established that "separate but equal" facilities for
different races did not violate the Constitution? - correct answer
-Plessy v Ferguson
4. As a result of the 26th Amendment - correct answer -18-year-
olds could vote
5. What notable historic document was drafted in Seneca Falls,
NY? - correct answer -The Declaration of Sentiments
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6. In September 2013 Justice Ginsburg pointed out, when written
"We the people" - correct answer -Only applied to a narrow
section of society.
7. Which Amendment granted women the right to vote? - correct
answer -19th
8. Passage of the 24th Amendment meant people can't be denied
the right to vote - correct answer -Because they couldn't pay
taxes
9. Which of the following philosophers did not discuss the division
of state power? - correct answer -Thomas Hobbes
10. Truman lost the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company case,
as the court ruled - correct answer -Congress, not the
President, has the power to seize private property
11. What did the Supreme Court decide in Roper v Simmons? -
correct answer -Executing someone under the age of 18 is
cruel and unusual
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12. Which was the first state to use the electric chair as a form of
execution? - correct answer -New York
13. Federal laws take precedence when in conflict with state
laws. - correct answer -This is an example of the Supremacy
Clause
14. In Miller v California the Supreme Court ruled that - correct
answer -Obscenity is not protected free speech.
15. The "Necessary and Proper" clause is also known as the -
correct answer -Elastic Clause
16. Shirley Chisholm was - correct answer -The first African
American woman to enter the House of Representatives
17. Congress's role in watching over the executive branch is
known as - correct answer -Oversight
