Civic Literacy Exam | Questions and Answers with complete solution
What is the social contract? - The people give up some liberty to receive governmental protection. Who is in charge of the executive branch? - The President. Which government officials are elected by the people? - Mayors. What are the first two paragraphs of the Declaration of Independencecalled? - The Preamble. Which United States Supreme Court decision was based on the First Amendment? - Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) The colonists used a political cartoon with the caption "Join or Die" to support which action? - Forming their own government. Which United States Supreme Court decision was based on the Equal Protection Clause? - Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). Who is Commander in Chief of the military? - The President. What is the length of a U.S. Representative's elected term? - Two years. Which action is an example of petitioning the government? - Lobbying officials. How did District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) impact states' rights? - It reduced the ability of states to place restrictions on Second Amendment rights.
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