FGCUCIVICLITERACYEXAMQUESTIONSANDANSWERSLATESTUPDATE
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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 - CORRECTKANSWERS 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) -
KKCORRECTKANSWERS A) Bush v. Gore (2000)
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 - CORRECTKANSWERS A) the Mayflower Compact
,Which United States Supreme Court case held that persons accused of crimes must be advise
d 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) - CORRECTKANSWERS 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.
C) The U.S. Congress passes a law.
D) The Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court writes a majority opinion. -
CORRECTKANSWERS 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 - CORRECTKANSWERS 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 - CORRECTKANSWERS A) lobbying officials
Which United States Supreme Court holding impacted the way that religious practice was ap
proached in public schools?
A) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
B) Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
C) Roe v. Wade (1973)
D) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) - CORRECTKANSWERS A) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
Which of the following cases reinforced the federal government's authority to run a federal i
nstitution without interference by a state?
A) Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
B) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
C) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
, D) Plessy nv. nFerguson n(1896) n- CORRECTKANSWERS C) nMcCulloch nv. nMaryland n(1819)
Which nof nthe nfollowing ncases nreinforced nthe npower nof nthe ncourts?
A) Dred nScott nv. nSandford n(1857)
B) Marbury nv. nMadison n(1803)
C) McCulloch nv. nMaryland n(1819)
D) Plessy nv. nFerguson n(1896) n- CORRECTKANSWERS B) nMarbury nv. nMadison n(1803)
Which nstatement nfrom nthe nEnglish nBill nof nRights nis nreflected nin nthe nU.S. nConstitution's nEighth
nA nmendment?
A) "That...keeping na nstanding narmy nwithin nthe nkingdom nin ntime nof npeace...is nagains nlaw;"
B) "That nthe...power nof nsuspending nthe nlaws...without nconsent
of nParliament nis nillegal"
n
C) "That nexcessive nbail nought nnot nbe nrequired...nor ncruel nand nunusual npunishments ninflicted;"
D) "That nthe nfreedom nof nspeech...in nParliament nought nnot nto nbe...questioned nin nany ncourt" n-
CORRECTKANSWERS C) "That nexcessive nbail nought nnot nbe nrequired...nor ncruel nand nunusual np
unishments ninflicted;"
Which nof nthe nfollowing nis na nright nreserved nfor nU.S. ncitizens nonly?
A) getting nan neducation
2025/2026ALLANSWERS100%CORRECTVERIFIEDBESTGRADEDA+FOR SUCCESS
Which right did the colonists consider "inalienable" in the Declaration of Independence?
A) privacy
B) trial by jury
C) pursuit of happiness
D) voting - CORRECTKANSWERS 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) -
KKCORRECTKANSWERS A) Bush v. Gore (2000)
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 - CORRECTKANSWERS A) the Mayflower Compact
,Which United States Supreme Court case held that persons accused of crimes must be advise
d 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) - CORRECTKANSWERS 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.
C) The U.S. Congress passes a law.
D) The Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court writes a majority opinion. -
CORRECTKANSWERS 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 - CORRECTKANSWERS 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 - CORRECTKANSWERS A) lobbying officials
Which United States Supreme Court holding impacted the way that religious practice was ap
proached in public schools?
A) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
B) Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
C) Roe v. Wade (1973)
D) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) - CORRECTKANSWERS A) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
Which of the following cases reinforced the federal government's authority to run a federal i
nstitution without interference by a state?
A) Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
B) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
C) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
, D) Plessy nv. nFerguson n(1896) n- CORRECTKANSWERS C) nMcCulloch nv. nMaryland n(1819)
Which nof nthe nfollowing ncases nreinforced nthe npower nof nthe ncourts?
A) Dred nScott nv. nSandford n(1857)
B) Marbury nv. nMadison n(1803)
C) McCulloch nv. nMaryland n(1819)
D) Plessy nv. nFerguson n(1896) n- CORRECTKANSWERS B) nMarbury nv. nMadison n(1803)
Which nstatement nfrom nthe nEnglish nBill nof nRights nis nreflected nin nthe nU.S. nConstitution's nEighth
nA nmendment?
A) "That...keeping na nstanding narmy nwithin nthe nkingdom nin ntime nof npeace...is nagains nlaw;"
B) "That nthe...power nof nsuspending nthe nlaws...without nconsent
of nParliament nis nillegal"
n
C) "That nexcessive nbail nought nnot nbe nrequired...nor ncruel nand nunusual npunishments ninflicted;"
D) "That nthe nfreedom nof nspeech...in nParliament nought nnot nto nbe...questioned nin nany ncourt" n-
CORRECTKANSWERS C) "That nexcessive nbail nought nnot nbe nrequired...nor ncruel nand nunusual np
unishments ninflicted;"
Which nof nthe nfollowing nis na nright nreserved nfor nU.S. ncitizens nonly?
A) getting nan neducation
