FCLE-FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY
EXAMINATION SAMPLE
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The Mayflower Compact includes a pledge to ensure that all citizens
look out for the general good of the colony. Based on this, what impact
has the Mayflower Compact had on modern understanding of the
purpose of government in the United States?
A. The government should protect the property of influential citizens.
B. The government should provide equal protection under the law.
C. The government should advance the goals of the elite.
D. The government should establish religious unity - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > B. The government should provide equal protection under
the law.
A person is charged with felony breaking and entering. During the court
proceedings, the defendant requested an attorney and was denied the
,right to counsel. Which Supreme Court case overturned the trial court's
decision, due to lack of counsel?
A. Miranda v. Arizona
B. Plessy v. Ferguson
C. McCulloch v. Maryland
D. Gideon v. Wainwright - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D. Gideon v.
Wainwright
At the Constitutional Convention, there was a major debate between
large states and small states about representation in the new Congress.
This debate was resolved by the Great Compromise. What was the
result of this compromise?
A. The number of citizens in a state would determine how many seats
that state had in Congress, but slaves and other noncitizens would not
be counted for this purpose.
B. Congress would have two houses, one in which state representation
was based on population and one in which all states had equal
representation.
C. The number of seats each state would have in both houses of
Congress would be based on the state's population.
D. Congress would be made up of two houses in which all states had an
equal number of representatives in each house. - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > B. Congress would have two houses, one in which state
representation was based on population and one in which all states had
equal representation.
, What led to the creation of the English Declaration of Rights
(sometimes known as the "English Bill of Rights") in 1689?
A. The Articles of Confederation
B. Tension over who should rule; an individual or the people
C. The U.S. Constitution - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B. Tension over
who should rule; an individual or the people
Which of the following reflects the most important consequence of the
Watergate break-in?
A. legalization of capital punishment
B. creation of levees around coastal cities
C. resignation of the president of the United States
D. integration of surveillance technology in society - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > C. resignation of the president of the United States
Which legislation reflects federal efforts to regulate transportation?
A. Interstate Commerce Act
B. Sherman Anti-Trust Act
C. Blank-Allison Act
D. Pendleton Act - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. Interstate Commerce
Act
The U.S. Supreme Court enabled which government practices to
continue in its ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson?
EXAMINATION SAMPLE
ITEMS/EXAMPLE TEST EXAM | NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+ | 100% PASS | 2025
UPDATE!
The Mayflower Compact includes a pledge to ensure that all citizens
look out for the general good of the colony. Based on this, what impact
has the Mayflower Compact had on modern understanding of the
purpose of government in the United States?
A. The government should protect the property of influential citizens.
B. The government should provide equal protection under the law.
C. The government should advance the goals of the elite.
D. The government should establish religious unity - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > B. The government should provide equal protection under
the law.
A person is charged with felony breaking and entering. During the court
proceedings, the defendant requested an attorney and was denied the
,right to counsel. Which Supreme Court case overturned the trial court's
decision, due to lack of counsel?
A. Miranda v. Arizona
B. Plessy v. Ferguson
C. McCulloch v. Maryland
D. Gideon v. Wainwright - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D. Gideon v.
Wainwright
At the Constitutional Convention, there was a major debate between
large states and small states about representation in the new Congress.
This debate was resolved by the Great Compromise. What was the
result of this compromise?
A. The number of citizens in a state would determine how many seats
that state had in Congress, but slaves and other noncitizens would not
be counted for this purpose.
B. Congress would have two houses, one in which state representation
was based on population and one in which all states had equal
representation.
C. The number of seats each state would have in both houses of
Congress would be based on the state's population.
D. Congress would be made up of two houses in which all states had an
equal number of representatives in each house. - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > B. Congress would have two houses, one in which state
representation was based on population and one in which all states had
equal representation.
, What led to the creation of the English Declaration of Rights
(sometimes known as the "English Bill of Rights") in 1689?
A. The Articles of Confederation
B. Tension over who should rule; an individual or the people
C. The U.S. Constitution - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B. Tension over
who should rule; an individual or the people
Which of the following reflects the most important consequence of the
Watergate break-in?
A. legalization of capital punishment
B. creation of levees around coastal cities
C. resignation of the president of the United States
D. integration of surveillance technology in society - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > C. resignation of the president of the United States
Which legislation reflects federal efforts to regulate transportation?
A. Interstate Commerce Act
B. Sherman Anti-Trust Act
C. Blank-Allison Act
D. Pendleton Act - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. Interstate Commerce
Act
The U.S. Supreme Court enabled which government practices to
continue in its ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson?
