FCLE Exam
1st Amendment - Answers -Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and
Petition.
2nd Amendment - Answers -Right to keep and bear arms.
3rd Amendment - Answers -No quartering of soldiers/troops.
4th Amendment - Answers -Protection against Unreasonable Search and Seizure.
5th Amendment - Answers -The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due
process.
6th Amendment - Answers -The right to a Speedy Trial by jury, representation by an
attorney for an accused person.
7th Amendment - Answers -Right to a trial by jury in civil cases.
8th Amendment - Answers -No cruel or unusual punishment.
9th Amendment - Answers -Citizens entitled to rights not listed in the Constitution.
10th Amendment - Answers -Powers Reserved to the States.
11th Amendment - Answers -Prohibits citizens of one state or foreign country from suing
another state.
12th Amendment - Answers -separation of votes for President and Vice President.
13th Amendment - Answers -1865- Abolition of slavery w/o compensation for slave-
owners.
14th Amendment - Answers -Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and
are guaranteed equal protection of the laws.
15th Amendment - Answers -Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of
race, color , or precious condition of servitude.
Brown vs. Board of Education - Answers -(1954) Court decision that declared state laws
segregating schools to be unconstitutional.
, Engel vs. Vitale - Answers -(1962) Supreme Court decision holding that state officials
violated the First Amendment when they wrote a prayer to be recited by New York's
schoolchildren. Organized prayer was ruled unconstitutional in schools.
Gideon vs. Wainwright - Answers -(1963) Decision holding that anyone accused of a
felony where imprisonment may be imposed, however poor he/she might be, has a right
to a lawyer.
Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier - Answers -(1988) Held that public school officials are in
control of the editorial content of a student newspaper published as part of the school's
journalism curriculum. Schools may limit the free speech rights of students.
Mapp vs. Ohio - Answers -(1961) Incorporated a portion of the 4th Amendment by
establishing that illegally obtained evidence cannot be used at trial, and forbids
unreasonable search and seizures.
Marbury vs Madison - Answers -(1803) Supreme Court case that established the
principle of judicial review and importance of separation of power.
Miranda vs. Arizona - Answers -(1966) The accused must be notified of their rights
before being questioned by the police. "Miranda rights".
McCulloch vs. Maryland - Answers -(1819) Congress has implied powers to create a
national bank.
Dred Scott vs. Sanford - Answers -(1857) Slaves were not considered citizens and
therefore could not sue.
Plessy vs. Ferguson - Answers -(1896) The Court ruled that segregation was not
discriminatory due to separate but equal options available to Plessy.
Korematsu vs. United States - Answers -(1944) U.S. Supreme Court agreed with the
government and stated that the need to protect the country was a greater priority than
the individual rights of the people of Japanese descent forced into internment camps.
Bush vs. Gore - Answers -(2000) The court ruled that manual recounts of presidential
ballots in the election could not proceed because inconsistent evaluation standards in
different counties violated the equal protection clause. In effect, the ruling meant Bush
would win the election.
Texas vs. Johnson - Answers -(1989) The Supreme Court ruled that the law banning
the burning of the American flag went against the First Amendment, it was ruled as
protected symbolic speech.
Tinker vs. Des Moines - Answers -(1969) Students have the right to free speech in
public schools.
1st Amendment - Answers -Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and
Petition.
2nd Amendment - Answers -Right to keep and bear arms.
3rd Amendment - Answers -No quartering of soldiers/troops.
4th Amendment - Answers -Protection against Unreasonable Search and Seizure.
5th Amendment - Answers -The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due
process.
6th Amendment - Answers -The right to a Speedy Trial by jury, representation by an
attorney for an accused person.
7th Amendment - Answers -Right to a trial by jury in civil cases.
8th Amendment - Answers -No cruel or unusual punishment.
9th Amendment - Answers -Citizens entitled to rights not listed in the Constitution.
10th Amendment - Answers -Powers Reserved to the States.
11th Amendment - Answers -Prohibits citizens of one state or foreign country from suing
another state.
12th Amendment - Answers -separation of votes for President and Vice President.
13th Amendment - Answers -1865- Abolition of slavery w/o compensation for slave-
owners.
14th Amendment - Answers -Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and
are guaranteed equal protection of the laws.
15th Amendment - Answers -Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of
race, color , or precious condition of servitude.
Brown vs. Board of Education - Answers -(1954) Court decision that declared state laws
segregating schools to be unconstitutional.
, Engel vs. Vitale - Answers -(1962) Supreme Court decision holding that state officials
violated the First Amendment when they wrote a prayer to be recited by New York's
schoolchildren. Organized prayer was ruled unconstitutional in schools.
Gideon vs. Wainwright - Answers -(1963) Decision holding that anyone accused of a
felony where imprisonment may be imposed, however poor he/she might be, has a right
to a lawyer.
Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier - Answers -(1988) Held that public school officials are in
control of the editorial content of a student newspaper published as part of the school's
journalism curriculum. Schools may limit the free speech rights of students.
Mapp vs. Ohio - Answers -(1961) Incorporated a portion of the 4th Amendment by
establishing that illegally obtained evidence cannot be used at trial, and forbids
unreasonable search and seizures.
Marbury vs Madison - Answers -(1803) Supreme Court case that established the
principle of judicial review and importance of separation of power.
Miranda vs. Arizona - Answers -(1966) The accused must be notified of their rights
before being questioned by the police. "Miranda rights".
McCulloch vs. Maryland - Answers -(1819) Congress has implied powers to create a
national bank.
Dred Scott vs. Sanford - Answers -(1857) Slaves were not considered citizens and
therefore could not sue.
Plessy vs. Ferguson - Answers -(1896) The Court ruled that segregation was not
discriminatory due to separate but equal options available to Plessy.
Korematsu vs. United States - Answers -(1944) U.S. Supreme Court agreed with the
government and stated that the need to protect the country was a greater priority than
the individual rights of the people of Japanese descent forced into internment camps.
Bush vs. Gore - Answers -(2000) The court ruled that manual recounts of presidential
ballots in the election could not proceed because inconsistent evaluation standards in
different counties violated the equal protection clause. In effect, the ruling meant Bush
would win the election.
Texas vs. Johnson - Answers -(1989) The Supreme Court ruled that the law banning
the burning of the American flag went against the First Amendment, it was ruled as
protected symbolic speech.
Tinker vs. Des Moines - Answers -(1969) Students have the right to free speech in
public schools.
