Fl CIVIC LITERACY EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which of the following cases impacted Fourth Amendment protections at the state
level?
A) Roe v. Wade (1973)
B) District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
C) Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
D) Miranda v. Arizona (1966) - Answer-C) Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
How did the holding in the United States Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona
(1966) impact criminal defendants?
A) It established that defendants were protected against self-incrimination.
B) It established that defendants had freedom of speech.
C) It established that defendants had the right to a speedy trial
D) It established that defendants had the right to counsel. - Answer-A) It established
that defendants were protected against self-incrimination.
What is an example of a democratic process?
A) The Environmental Protection Agency adopts a regulation
B) The U.S. Supreme Court rules on a case
C) The President signs an executive order
D) The people elect a governer - Answer-D) the people elect a governer
What is due process?
A) fair treatment in judicial proceedings
,B) the process for assigning bills to committee
C) the process for electing the president
D) procedures required to enact laws - Answer-A) fair treatment in judicial proceedings
Which supreme Court ruling held that the authors of the U.S. Constitution did not intend
for African Americans to be U.S. citizens?
A) Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
B) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
C) Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
D) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) - Answer-C) Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
What is the length of a U.S. Senator's elected term?
A) two years
B) six years
C) four years
D) eight years - Answer-B) six years
Which scenario represents a violation of the Equal Protection Clause?
A) A state law establishes a minimum driving speed on federal highways
B) A state law establishes a higher minimum wage for men than for women
C) A proposed constitutional amendment establishes a minimum age to serve on the
U.S. Supreme Court
D) A proposed constitutional amendment establishes a minimum education requirement
to serve as President - Answer-B) A state law establishes a higher minimum wage for
men than for women
Which of the following represents the goal of the Supremacy Clause?
A) States may not pass laws that conflict with federal laws
B)The U.S. Supreme Court may decide to reject an appeal from a lower court
, C) Congress may settle disputes between the United States and another country
D) Presidents may not form congressional committees - Answer-A) States may not pass
laws that conflict with federal laws
What is a purpose of civil rights movements?
A) to advance communism
B) to secure equalities
C) to expand state power
D) to create new rights - Answer-B) to secure equalities
Based on the U.S. Constitution, which part of government was intended to hold the least
power?
A) the judiciary
B) the legislative branch
C) the executive branch
D) the military - Answer-A) the judiciary
What is an example of judicial review?
A) the power of the President to nominate federal judges.
B) the power of the House of Representatives to impeach public officials
C) the power of the Supreme Court to find laws unconstitutional
D) the power of the President to issue pardons to convicted criminals - Answer-C) the
power of the Supreme Court to find laws unconstitutional
What is an example of a power reserved to the states?
A) declaring war
B) creating school systems
C) coining money
QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which of the following cases impacted Fourth Amendment protections at the state
level?
A) Roe v. Wade (1973)
B) District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
C) Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
D) Miranda v. Arizona (1966) - Answer-C) Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
How did the holding in the United States Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona
(1966) impact criminal defendants?
A) It established that defendants were protected against self-incrimination.
B) It established that defendants had freedom of speech.
C) It established that defendants had the right to a speedy trial
D) It established that defendants had the right to counsel. - Answer-A) It established
that defendants were protected against self-incrimination.
What is an example of a democratic process?
A) The Environmental Protection Agency adopts a regulation
B) The U.S. Supreme Court rules on a case
C) The President signs an executive order
D) The people elect a governer - Answer-D) the people elect a governer
What is due process?
A) fair treatment in judicial proceedings
,B) the process for assigning bills to committee
C) the process for electing the president
D) procedures required to enact laws - Answer-A) fair treatment in judicial proceedings
Which supreme Court ruling held that the authors of the U.S. Constitution did not intend
for African Americans to be U.S. citizens?
A) Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
B) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
C) Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
D) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) - Answer-C) Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
What is the length of a U.S. Senator's elected term?
A) two years
B) six years
C) four years
D) eight years - Answer-B) six years
Which scenario represents a violation of the Equal Protection Clause?
A) A state law establishes a minimum driving speed on federal highways
B) A state law establishes a higher minimum wage for men than for women
C) A proposed constitutional amendment establishes a minimum age to serve on the
U.S. Supreme Court
D) A proposed constitutional amendment establishes a minimum education requirement
to serve as President - Answer-B) A state law establishes a higher minimum wage for
men than for women
Which of the following represents the goal of the Supremacy Clause?
A) States may not pass laws that conflict with federal laws
B)The U.S. Supreme Court may decide to reject an appeal from a lower court
, C) Congress may settle disputes between the United States and another country
D) Presidents may not form congressional committees - Answer-A) States may not pass
laws that conflict with federal laws
What is a purpose of civil rights movements?
A) to advance communism
B) to secure equalities
C) to expand state power
D) to create new rights - Answer-B) to secure equalities
Based on the U.S. Constitution, which part of government was intended to hold the least
power?
A) the judiciary
B) the legislative branch
C) the executive branch
D) the military - Answer-A) the judiciary
What is an example of judicial review?
A) the power of the President to nominate federal judges.
B) the power of the House of Representatives to impeach public officials
C) the power of the Supreme Court to find laws unconstitutional
D) the power of the President to issue pardons to convicted criminals - Answer-C) the
power of the Supreme Court to find laws unconstitutional
What is an example of a power reserved to the states?
A) declaring war
B) creating school systems
C) coining money
