CIVIC LITERACY TEST UNF questions and
answers
What is the social contract? - ANSWER-The people give up some liberty to receive
governmental protection.
Who is in charge of the executive branch? - ANSWER-The President.
Which government officials are elected by the people? - ANSWER-Mayors.
What are the first two paragraphs of the Declaration of Independencecalled? -
ANSWER-The Preamble.
Which United States Supreme Court decision was based on the First Amendment?
- ANSWER-Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
The colonists used a political cartoon with the caption "Join or Die" to support
which action? - ANSWER-Forming their own government.
Which United States Supreme Court decision was based on the Equal Protection
Clause? - ANSWER-Plessy v. Ferguson (1896).
Who is Commander in Chief of the military? - ANSWER-The President.
, What is the length of a U.S. Representative's elected term? - ANSWER-Two years.
Which action is an example of petitioning the government? - ANSWER-Lobbying
officials.
How did District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) impact states' rights? - ANSWER-It
reduced the ability of states to place restrictions on Second Amendment rights.
Which United States Supreme Court case is correctly paired with the
constitutional amendment on which it focused? - ANSWER-Citizens United v.
Federal Election Commission (2010) - First Amendment
What is an example of federalism? - ANSWER-The principle that the national and
state governments share power.
What is an example of a democratic process? - ANSWER-The people elect a
Governor.
Which of the following is a right reserved for U.S. citizens only? - ANSWER-
Running for federal office.
What is the highest federal court in the United States? - ANSWER-The Supreme
Court.
Based on the U.S. Constitution, which part of government was intended to hold
the least power? - ANSWER-The judiciary.
answers
What is the social contract? - ANSWER-The people give up some liberty to receive
governmental protection.
Who is in charge of the executive branch? - ANSWER-The President.
Which government officials are elected by the people? - ANSWER-Mayors.
What are the first two paragraphs of the Declaration of Independencecalled? -
ANSWER-The Preamble.
Which United States Supreme Court decision was based on the First Amendment?
- ANSWER-Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
The colonists used a political cartoon with the caption "Join or Die" to support
which action? - ANSWER-Forming their own government.
Which United States Supreme Court decision was based on the Equal Protection
Clause? - ANSWER-Plessy v. Ferguson (1896).
Who is Commander in Chief of the military? - ANSWER-The President.
, What is the length of a U.S. Representative's elected term? - ANSWER-Two years.
Which action is an example of petitioning the government? - ANSWER-Lobbying
officials.
How did District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) impact states' rights? - ANSWER-It
reduced the ability of states to place restrictions on Second Amendment rights.
Which United States Supreme Court case is correctly paired with the
constitutional amendment on which it focused? - ANSWER-Citizens United v.
Federal Election Commission (2010) - First Amendment
What is an example of federalism? - ANSWER-The principle that the national and
state governments share power.
What is an example of a democratic process? - ANSWER-The people elect a
Governor.
Which of the following is a right reserved for U.S. citizens only? - ANSWER-
Running for federal office.
What is the highest federal court in the United States? - ANSWER-The Supreme
Court.
Based on the U.S. Constitution, which part of government was intended to hold
the least power? - ANSWER-The judiciary.
