checked answers specifically tailored to the Florida Civic Literacy Exam. Eliminate guesswork, review
key constitutional concepts, and ensure you achieve the passing score on your first try.
What’s Included
• 172 Exam-Style Questions: Real-world, multiple-choice questions matching the exact
format and difficulty of the official FCLE.
• Four Core Competencies Covered:
o Basic principles of American Democracy and Republicanism.
o U.S. Constitution and its real-world application.
o Key historical founding documents.
o Landmark Supreme Court cases, legislation, and executive actions.
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Exam Topics Breakdown
This comprehensive bank directly addresses the four domains the Florida Department of Education
(FLDOE) tests:
1. Foundations of American Democracy: Enlightenment ideas, separation of powers, and
the social contract theory.
2. The U.S. Constitution: Checks and balances, the Bill of Rights, and constitutional
amendments.
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, 3. Founding Documents: Primary concepts from the Declaration of Independence and the
Federalist Papers.
4. Law and Landmark Impact: Marbury v. Madison, Roe v. Wade, and other foundational
Supreme Court rulings.
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Quiz_________________?
"Right to privacy" protects a pregnant woman's choice -
ANSWER✅
Roe v. Wade (1973)
Quiz_________________?
"Supreme law of the land" Was written at a Constitutional Convention in Phillidelphia in
1787. -
ANSWER✅
U.S. Constitution
Quiz_________________?
1st Amendment does not protect the speaker from government action -
ANSWER✅
Schenck v. U.S. (1919)
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, Quiz_________________?
1st Amendment limits the ability of public officials to sue for defamation -
ANSWER✅
New York Times v. Sullivan (1964)
Quiz_________________?
2nd Amendment guarantees an individual right to own a firearm -
ANSWER✅
DC v. Heller (2008)
Quiz_________________?
9 justices nominated by President, confirmed by Senate; highest court in the nation; hears
only appeals; interprets Constitutional law -
ANSWER✅
U.S. Supreme Court
Quiz_________________?
14th amendment Due Process Clause allows requirements for state delinquency
proceedings. established the principle that young persons have constitutional rights -
ANSWER✅
In Re Gault (1967)
Quiz_________________?
1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on
the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony (Pilgrims). -
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, ANSWER✅
Mayflower Compact
Quiz_________________?
1857 Supreme Court decision that stated that slaves were not citizens; that living in a free
state or territory, did not free slaves -
ANSWER✅
Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
Quiz_________________?
A belief that one has an obligation to participate in civic and political affairs. -
ANSWER✅
Civic Duty
Quiz_________________?
A federal judge dismissed a libel lawsuit by Sarah Palin because she could not prove actual
malice on the part of the New York Times. Which of the following cases reflects this
position? -
ANSWER✅
New York Times Co. V. Sullivan 1964
Quiz_________________?
a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office -
ANSWER✅
impeachment
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