FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY
(FCLE) EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review - ANSWERS-
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
Marbury v. Madison lf lf
Separate but equal" doctrine supreme court upheld the constitutionally of jim crow laws▪
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
argued in court that the Act violated the 13th and 14th Amendments - ANSWERS-
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
Plessy v. Ferguson lf lf
(1973) legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy, violated the guarant
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
ee of personal liberty and the right to privacy implicitly guaranteed in the First, Fourth, Fif
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
th, Ninth, and 14th Amendments - ANSWERS-Roe v. Wade
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
Established the exclusionary rule was applicable to the states (evidence seized illegally lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
cannot be used in court)▪Violation of the 4th amendment - ANSWERS-Mapp v. Ohio
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
The case that ruled that slaves were property and could not sue▪Violated the 5th amend
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
ment, helped bring on the civil war - ANSWERS-Dred Scott v. Sanford
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
School newspapers can be censored by teachers and administrators. The journalism st
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
udents felt that this censorship was a direct violation of their First Amendment rights. Th
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
e Supreme Court decided that Principal Reynolds had the right to such editorial decision
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
s, as he had "legitimate pedagogical concerns." - ANSWERS-Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
1954 case that overturned Separate but Equal standard of discrimination in education.▪
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
Her family believed that the segregated school system violated the 14th Amendment an
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
d took their case to court. - ANSWERS-Brown v. Board of Education
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law w
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
as stronger than the state law - ANSWERS-McCulloch v. Maryland
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
A 1989 case in which the Supreme Court struck down a law banning the burning of the A
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
merican flag on the grounds that such action was symbolic speech protected by the First
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf l
Amendment. - ANSWERS-Texas v. Johnson
f lf lf lf lf
U.S. Supreme Court case that limited executive privilege - ANSWERS-
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
United States v. Nixon lf lf lf
a landmark case in United States Supreme Court history. In the case, the Supreme Cour
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
t unanimously ruled that state courts are required under the Sixth Amendment of the Co
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
nstitution to provide counsel in criminal cases for defendants unable to afford their own a
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
ttorneys. - ANSWERS-Gideon v. Wainwright lf lf lf lf
, Regulating interstate commerce is a power reserved to the federal government - lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
ANSWERS-Gibbons v. Ogden
lf lf lf
Supreme Court held that criminal suspects must be informed of their right to consult with
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf l
an attorney and of their right against self-
f lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
incrimination prior to questioning by police. Violated the 5th amendment and his 6th, rig lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
ht to an attorney. Case topic: self-incrimination, due process - ANSWERS-
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
Miranda v. Arizona lf lf
Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not disruptive, prote
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
cted but he 1st amendment - ANSWERS-Tinker v. Des Moines
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
1944 Supreme Court case where the Supreme Court upheld the order providing for the r
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
elocation of Japanese Americans. It was not until 1988 that Congress formally apologiz
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
ed and agreed to pay $20,000 2 each survivor▪Korematsu argued that Executive Order
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
9066 was unconstitutional and that it violated the Fifth Amendment. The Fifth Amendme
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
ntwas selected over the Fourteenth Amendment due to the lack of federal protections in
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
the Fourteenth Amendment. He was arrested and convicted. - ANSWERS-
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
Korematsu v. US lf lf
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? - ANSWERS-
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
Serve on a jury and vote in a federal election.
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
What is the "rule of law"? - ANSWERS-Everyone must follow the law.
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
Name one right only for United States citizens. - ANSWERS-run for federal office.
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
Who is in charge of the executive branch? - ANSWERS-President of the United States
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
Who makes federal laws? - ANSWERS-Congress
lf lf lf lf lf
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? -
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
ANSWERS-give up loyalty to other countries.
lf lf lf lf lf lf
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South - ANSWERS-The Civil War
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
What are two Cabinet-level positions? - ANSWERS-
lf lf lf lf lf lf
Secretary of State and Secretary of Labor lf lf lf lf lf lf
What is the supreme law of the land? - ANSWERS-the Constitution
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
Who was President during World War I? - ANSWERS-Woodrow Wilson
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s - ANSWERS-World War I
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
What did Susan B. Anthony do? - ANSWERS-fought for women's rights
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
What is an amendment? - ANSWERS-A change/addition to the Constitution
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
(FCLE) EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review - ANSWERS-
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
Marbury v. Madison lf lf
Separate but equal" doctrine supreme court upheld the constitutionally of jim crow laws▪
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
argued in court that the Act violated the 13th and 14th Amendments - ANSWERS-
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
Plessy v. Ferguson lf lf
(1973) legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy, violated the guarant
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
ee of personal liberty and the right to privacy implicitly guaranteed in the First, Fourth, Fif
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
th, Ninth, and 14th Amendments - ANSWERS-Roe v. Wade
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
Established the exclusionary rule was applicable to the states (evidence seized illegally lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
cannot be used in court)▪Violation of the 4th amendment - ANSWERS-Mapp v. Ohio
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
The case that ruled that slaves were property and could not sue▪Violated the 5th amend
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
ment, helped bring on the civil war - ANSWERS-Dred Scott v. Sanford
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
School newspapers can be censored by teachers and administrators. The journalism st
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
udents felt that this censorship was a direct violation of their First Amendment rights. Th
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
e Supreme Court decided that Principal Reynolds had the right to such editorial decision
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
s, as he had "legitimate pedagogical concerns." - ANSWERS-Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
1954 case that overturned Separate but Equal standard of discrimination in education.▪
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
Her family believed that the segregated school system violated the 14th Amendment an
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
d took their case to court. - ANSWERS-Brown v. Board of Education
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law w
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
as stronger than the state law - ANSWERS-McCulloch v. Maryland
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
A 1989 case in which the Supreme Court struck down a law banning the burning of the A
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
merican flag on the grounds that such action was symbolic speech protected by the First
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf l
Amendment. - ANSWERS-Texas v. Johnson
f lf lf lf lf
U.S. Supreme Court case that limited executive privilege - ANSWERS-
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
United States v. Nixon lf lf lf
a landmark case in United States Supreme Court history. In the case, the Supreme Cour
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
t unanimously ruled that state courts are required under the Sixth Amendment of the Co
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
nstitution to provide counsel in criminal cases for defendants unable to afford their own a
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
ttorneys. - ANSWERS-Gideon v. Wainwright lf lf lf lf
, Regulating interstate commerce is a power reserved to the federal government - lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
ANSWERS-Gibbons v. Ogden
lf lf lf
Supreme Court held that criminal suspects must be informed of their right to consult with
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf l
an attorney and of their right against self-
f lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
incrimination prior to questioning by police. Violated the 5th amendment and his 6th, rig lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
ht to an attorney. Case topic: self-incrimination, due process - ANSWERS-
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
Miranda v. Arizona lf lf
Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not disruptive, prote
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
cted but he 1st amendment - ANSWERS-Tinker v. Des Moines
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
1944 Supreme Court case where the Supreme Court upheld the order providing for the r
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
elocation of Japanese Americans. It was not until 1988 that Congress formally apologiz
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
ed and agreed to pay $20,000 2 each survivor▪Korematsu argued that Executive Order
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
9066 was unconstitutional and that it violated the Fifth Amendment. The Fifth Amendme
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
ntwas selected over the Fourteenth Amendment due to the lack of federal protections in
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
the Fourteenth Amendment. He was arrested and convicted. - ANSWERS-
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
Korematsu v. US lf lf
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? - ANSWERS-
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
Serve on a jury and vote in a federal election.
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
What is the "rule of law"? - ANSWERS-Everyone must follow the law.
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
Name one right only for United States citizens. - ANSWERS-run for federal office.
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
Who is in charge of the executive branch? - ANSWERS-President of the United States
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
Who makes federal laws? - ANSWERS-Congress
lf lf lf lf lf
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? -
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
ANSWERS-give up loyalty to other countries.
lf lf lf lf lf lf
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South - ANSWERS-The Civil War
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
What are two Cabinet-level positions? - ANSWERS-
lf lf lf lf lf lf
Secretary of State and Secretary of Labor lf lf lf lf lf lf
What is the supreme law of the land? - ANSWERS-the Constitution
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
Who was President during World War I? - ANSWERS-Woodrow Wilson
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s - ANSWERS-World War I
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
What did Susan B. Anthony do? - ANSWERS-fought for women's rights
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
What is an amendment? - ANSWERS-A change/addition to the Constitution
lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf lf
