Civic Literacy Review EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
ElectoralYCollegeY-
YCORRECTYANSWERSTheYpresidentYisYelectedYbyYaYmajorityYofYelectoralYvotes.YAfterYanYelectionYaYg
roupYofYelectorsYchosenYbyYeachYstateYofficiallyYcastYtheYelectoralYvotesYforYtheirYstateYtoYchooseYth
eYPresident.
ArticlesYofYConfederationY-
YCORRECTYANSWERSThisYdocumentYwasYadoptedYbyYtheYSecondYContinentalYCongressYinY1781Ydu
ringYtheYRevolutionaryYWarYtoYcreateYaYnationalYgovernment.YTheYnewYgovernmentYwasYweakYbec
auseYstatesYheldYmostYofYtheYpower,YandYCongressYlackedYtheYpowerYtoYtax,YregulateYtrade,YorYcon
trolYtheYcoiningYofYmoney.YItYwasYlaterYreplacedYwithYtheYU.S.YConstitution.
GreatYCompromiseY-
YCORRECTYANSWERSintroducedYbyYRogerYSherman;YsetYupYaYbicameralYCongressY-YupperYhouse
calledYSenateYwithYeachYstateYgettingY2YvotesY&YaYlowerYhouseYcalledYtheYHouseYofYRepresentative
s
withYeachYstate'sYrepresentationYbasedYonYitsYpopulation--
satisfiedYbothYtheYlargeYandYsmallYstates
3/5YCompromiseY-
YCORRECTYANSWERScompromiseYmadeYwhenYwritingYtheYConstitutionYtoYsastifyYbothYfreeYandYsla
veYstates;YsaidYforYeveryY5Yslaves,Y3YwouldYcountYinYaYstate'sYpopulationYforYbothYrepresentationYan
dYtaxYpurposes
FederalismY-
YCORRECTYANSWERSisYtheYbreakingYofYtheYgov'tYintoYFederalYandYstateYlevels,YeachYhavingYcertainY
powers
, ChecksYandYBalancesY-
YCORRECTYANSWERSsystemYofYeachYbranchYofYgov'tYhavingYaYpowerYtoYcheckYtheYpowerYofYtheYoth
erYtoYmakeYsureYnoYoneYbranchYbecomesYtooYpowerful
ExecutiveYBranchY-
YCORRECTYANSWERSheadedYbyYtheYPresidentYandYcarriesYoutYtheYlaws;YalsoYincludesYtheYViceYPres
identYandYtheYCabinetYmembers
EngelYv.YVitaleY(1962)Y-
YCORRECTYANSWERSseparation YbetweenYChurchYandYStateYinYschools.YS.C.YprayerYinYpublicYschool
sYisYunconstitutional,YviolatesYseparationYofYchurchYandYstateYandYfreedomYofYreligionY(FirstYAmen
dment)
MirandaYvs.YArizona,Y1961Y-
YCORRECTYANSWERSThisYcaseYprovesYthatYtheY5thYAmendmentYrequiresYthatYindividualsYarrestedY
forYaYcrimeYmustYbeYadvisedYofYtheirYrightYtoYremainYsilentYandYtoYhaveYcounselYpresent.
MappYv.YOhioY(1961)Y-
YCORRECTYANSWERSEvidenceYobtainedYinYviolationYofYtheYFourthYAmendment,YwhichYprotectsYag
ainstY"unreasonableYsearchesYandYseizures,"YmayYnotYbeYusedYinYcriminalYprosecutionsYinYstateYco
urts,YasYwellYasYfederalYcourts.
InYReYGaultY(1967)Y-
YCORRECTYANSWERS14thYamendmentYDueYProcessYClauseYallowsYrequirementsYforYstateYdelinqu
encyYproceedings.YestablishedYtheYprincipleYthatYyoungYpersonsYhaveYconstitutionalYrights
BillY-YCORRECTYANSWERSaYstatuteYinYdraftYbeforeYitYbecomesYlaw
ChiefYJusticeY-YCORRECTYANSWERStheYjudgeYwhoYpresidesYoverYtheYsupremeYcourt
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
ElectoralYCollegeY-
YCORRECTYANSWERSTheYpresidentYisYelectedYbyYaYmajorityYofYelectoralYvotes.YAfterYanYelectionYaYg
roupYofYelectorsYchosenYbyYeachYstateYofficiallyYcastYtheYelectoralYvotesYforYtheirYstateYtoYchooseYth
eYPresident.
ArticlesYofYConfederationY-
YCORRECTYANSWERSThisYdocumentYwasYadoptedYbyYtheYSecondYContinentalYCongressYinY1781Ydu
ringYtheYRevolutionaryYWarYtoYcreateYaYnationalYgovernment.YTheYnewYgovernmentYwasYweakYbec
auseYstatesYheldYmostYofYtheYpower,YandYCongressYlackedYtheYpowerYtoYtax,YregulateYtrade,YorYcon
trolYtheYcoiningYofYmoney.YItYwasYlaterYreplacedYwithYtheYU.S.YConstitution.
GreatYCompromiseY-
YCORRECTYANSWERSintroducedYbyYRogerYSherman;YsetYupYaYbicameralYCongressY-YupperYhouse
calledYSenateYwithYeachYstateYgettingY2YvotesY&YaYlowerYhouseYcalledYtheYHouseYofYRepresentative
s
withYeachYstate'sYrepresentationYbasedYonYitsYpopulation--
satisfiedYbothYtheYlargeYandYsmallYstates
3/5YCompromiseY-
YCORRECTYANSWERScompromiseYmadeYwhenYwritingYtheYConstitutionYtoYsastifyYbothYfreeYandYsla
veYstates;YsaidYforYeveryY5Yslaves,Y3YwouldYcountYinYaYstate'sYpopulationYforYbothYrepresentationYan
dYtaxYpurposes
FederalismY-
YCORRECTYANSWERSisYtheYbreakingYofYtheYgov'tYintoYFederalYandYstateYlevels,YeachYhavingYcertainY
powers
, ChecksYandYBalancesY-
YCORRECTYANSWERSsystemYofYeachYbranchYofYgov'tYhavingYaYpowerYtoYcheckYtheYpowerYofYtheYoth
erYtoYmakeYsureYnoYoneYbranchYbecomesYtooYpowerful
ExecutiveYBranchY-
YCORRECTYANSWERSheadedYbyYtheYPresidentYandYcarriesYoutYtheYlaws;YalsoYincludesYtheYViceYPres
identYandYtheYCabinetYmembers
EngelYv.YVitaleY(1962)Y-
YCORRECTYANSWERSseparation YbetweenYChurchYandYStateYinYschools.YS.C.YprayerYinYpublicYschool
sYisYunconstitutional,YviolatesYseparationYofYchurchYandYstateYandYfreedomYofYreligionY(FirstYAmen
dment)
MirandaYvs.YArizona,Y1961Y-
YCORRECTYANSWERSThisYcaseYprovesYthatYtheY5thYAmendmentYrequiresYthatYindividualsYarrestedY
forYaYcrimeYmustYbeYadvisedYofYtheirYrightYtoYremainYsilentYandYtoYhaveYcounselYpresent.
MappYv.YOhioY(1961)Y-
YCORRECTYANSWERSEvidenceYobtainedYinYviolationYofYtheYFourthYAmendment,YwhichYprotectsYag
ainstY"unreasonableYsearchesYandYseizures,"YmayYnotYbeYusedYinYcriminalYprosecutionsYinYstateYco
urts,YasYwellYasYfederalYcourts.
InYReYGaultY(1967)Y-
YCORRECTYANSWERS14thYamendmentYDueYProcessYClauseYallowsYrequirementsYforYstateYdelinqu
encyYproceedings.YestablishedYtheYprincipleYthatYyoungYpersonsYhaveYconstitutionalYrights
BillY-YCORRECTYANSWERSaYstatuteYinYdraftYbeforeYitYbecomesYlaw
ChiefYJusticeY-YCORRECTYANSWERStheYjudgeYwhoYpresidesYoverYtheYsupremeYcourt