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Which right did the colonists consider "inalienable" in the Declaration of
Independence?
A) privacy
B) trial by jury
C) pursuit of happiness
D) voting - (answers)C) pursuit of happiness
Which United States Supreme Court decision focused on how states count
popular votes for president and vice president?
A) Bush v. Gore (2000)
B) U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
C) Baker v. Carr (1962)
D) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) - (answers)A) Bush v.
Gore (2000)
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In what 1620 document do the writers form a "civil body politic"?
A) the Mayflower Compact
B) the Articles of Confederation
C) the Magna Carta
D) the Declaration of Independence - (answers)A) the Mayflower Compact
Which United States Supreme Court case held that persons accused of crimes
must be advised of their Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights upon their arrest?
A) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
B) Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
C) Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
D) Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) - (answers)B) Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
What is an example of representation?
A) The bureaucracy establishes national regulations.
B) The court system rules on a dispute between two states.
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C) The U.S. Congress passes a law.
D) The Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court writes a majority opinion. -
(answers)C) The U.S. Congress passes a law.
What are two natural rights identified in the Declaration of Independence?
A) bear arms and life
B) jury trials and liberty
C) life and liberty
D) jury trials and bear arms - (answers)C) life and liberty
Which action is an example of petitioning the government?
A) lobbying officials
B) serving on a jury
C) becoming politically informed
D) paying taxes - (answers)A) lobbying officials
Which United States Supreme Court holding impacted the way that religious
practice was approached in public schools?
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A) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
B) Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
C) Roe v. Wade (1973)
D) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) - (answers)A) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
Which of the following cases reinforced the federal government's authority to
run a federal institution without interference by a state?
A) Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
B) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
C) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
D) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) - (answers)C) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Which of the following cases reinforced the power of the courts?
A) Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
B) Marbury v. Madison (1803)
C) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
FL CIVIC LITERACY TEST 2025 PREP TEST BANK
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VERIFIED ANSWERS/ FCLE/ FLORIDA CIVIC
LITERACY EXAM 2025 (NEW!)
Which right did the colonists consider "inalienable" in the Declaration of
Independence?
A) privacy
B) trial by jury
C) pursuit of happiness
D) voting - (answers)C) pursuit of happiness
Which United States Supreme Court decision focused on how states count
popular votes for president and vice president?
A) Bush v. Gore (2000)
B) U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
C) Baker v. Carr (1962)
D) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) - (answers)A) Bush v.
Gore (2000)
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In what 1620 document do the writers form a "civil body politic"?
A) the Mayflower Compact
B) the Articles of Confederation
C) the Magna Carta
D) the Declaration of Independence - (answers)A) the Mayflower Compact
Which United States Supreme Court case held that persons accused of crimes
must be advised of their Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights upon their arrest?
A) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
B) Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
C) Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
D) Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) - (answers)B) Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
What is an example of representation?
A) The bureaucracy establishes national regulations.
B) The court system rules on a dispute between two states.
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C) The U.S. Congress passes a law.
D) The Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court writes a majority opinion. -
(answers)C) The U.S. Congress passes a law.
What are two natural rights identified in the Declaration of Independence?
A) bear arms and life
B) jury trials and liberty
C) life and liberty
D) jury trials and bear arms - (answers)C) life and liberty
Which action is an example of petitioning the government?
A) lobbying officials
B) serving on a jury
C) becoming politically informed
D) paying taxes - (answers)A) lobbying officials
Which United States Supreme Court holding impacted the way that religious
practice was approached in public schools?
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A) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
B) Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
C) Roe v. Wade (1973)
D) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) - (answers)A) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
Which of the following cases reinforced the federal government's authority to
run a federal institution without interference by a state?
A) Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
B) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
C) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
D) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) - (answers)C) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Which of the following cases reinforced the power of the courts?
A) Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
B) Marbury v. Madison (1803)
C) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
