FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAM WITH DETAILED
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS/ ALREADY
GRADED A++
Brown v. Board of Education -ANSWER 1954 case that overturned
Separate but Equal standard of discrimination in education.
McCulloch v. Maryland -ANSWER Maryland was trying to tax the national
bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state
law
Gibbons v. Ogden -ANSWER U.S. Supreme Court case establishing the
principle that states cannot, by legislative enactment, interfere with the
power of Congress to regulate commerce.
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier -ANSWER School newspapers can be censored
by teachers and administrators
Gideon v. Wainwright -ANSWER A person who cannot afford an attorney
may have one appointed by the government
Marbury v. Madison -ANSWER This case establishes the Supreme Court's
power of Judicial Review
Plessy v. Ferguson -ANSWER Separate but equal
Scheneck v. United States -ANSWER Court ruled that speech may be
outlawed if it represents clear and present danger. 1st amendment
US v. Nixon -ANSWER The Supreme Court does have the final voice in
determining constitutional questions; no person, not even the President of
the United States, is completely above law; and the president cannot use
executive privilege as an excuse to withhold evidence that is 'demonstrably
relevant in a criminal trial
District of Columbia v. Heller -ANSWER Individuals have a right to own and
possess firearms
,Roe v. Wade -ANSWER (1973) legalized abortion on the basis of a
woman's right to privacy
Northwest ordinance (pre-constitution) -ANSWER Northwest Ordinance
was a set of rules made in 1787 before the U.S. Constitution. It decided
how to govern new territories in the northwest part of the country. It
organized the land into smaller sections and outlined how those areas
could become states. It also promised certain rights to people living there.
Alien and sedition Acts -ANSWER Series of four laws enacted in 1798 to
reduce the political power of recent immigrants
Judiciary Act of 1789 -ANSWER In 1789 Congress passed this Act which
created the federal-court system. The act managed to quiet popular
apprehensions by establishing in each state a federal district court that
operated according to local procedures.
land act of 1800 -ANSWER This law was passed to make it easier for
people to buy land in the Northwest Territory.
Judiciary Act of 1801 -ANSWER a law that increased the number of federal
judges, allowing President John Adams to fill most of the new posts with
Federalists
Indian Removal Act -ANSWER law passed in 1830 that forced many Native
American nations to move west of the Mississippi River
Missouri Compromise -ANSWER "Compromise of 1820" over the issue of
slavery in Missouri. It was decided Missouri entered as a slave state and
Maine entered as a free state and all states North of the 36th parallel were
free states and all South were slave states.
Kansas-Nebraska Act -ANSWER a law that allowed voters in Kansas and
Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery
Compromise of 1850 -ANSWER (1) California admitted as free state, (2)
territorial status and popular sovereignty of Utah and New Mexico, (3)
resolution of Texas-New Mexico boundaries, (4) federal assumption of
Texas debt, (5) slave trade abolished in DC, and (6) new fugitive slave law;
advocated by Henry Clay and Stephen A. Douglas
,Homestead Act -ANSWER Passed in 1862, it gave 160 acres of public land
to any settler who would farm the land for five years, encouraged westward
expansion and the development of agriculture in the United States by
providing land to individuals and families willing to settle and farm it.
Civil Rights Act of 1866 -ANSWER The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was a law
passed by the United States Congress after the Civil War. It granted
citizenship and equal rights to all people born in the United States, except
Native Americans. This act aimed to protect the rights of newly freed slaves
and ensure their equal treatment under the law.
Chinese Exclusion Act -ANSWER (1882) Denied any additional Chinese
laborers to enter the country while allowing students and merchants to
immigrate.
Selective Service Act -ANSWER Law passed by Congress in 1917 that
required all men from ages 21 to 30 to register for the military draft
Espionage Act -ANSWER This law, passed after the United States entered
WWI, imposed sentences of up to twenty years on anyone found guilty of
aiding the enemy, obstructing recruitment of soldiers, or encouraging
disloyalty. It allowed the postmaster general to remove from the mail any
materials that incited treason or insurrection.
Sedition Act -ANSWER 1918 law that made it illegal to criticize the
government
New Deal Legislation -ANSWER Policies for economic improvement
introduced in 1933 by U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt as a result of
the Great Depression, which promised to put Americans back to work.
Neutrality Acts -ANSWER 4 laws passed in the late 1930s that were
designed to keep the US out of international incidents
Lend-Lease Act -ANSWER 1941 law that authorized the president to aid
any nation whose defense he believed was vital to American security
, Great Society Legislation -ANSWER Civil Rights Act of 1964, Economic
Opportunity Act, Immigration Act of 1965, medicaid and medicare, public
broadcasting act, consumer protection, endangered species act
Civil Rights Act of 1964 -ANSWER outlawed discrimination based on race,
color, religion, sex, or national origin
Voting Rights Act of 1965 -ANSWER a law designed to help end formal
and informal barriers to African-American suffrage
Tonkin Golf Resolution (1964) -ANSWER On August 7, 1964, Congress
passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing President Johnson to
take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote
the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia.
Affordable Care Act -ANSWER An expansion of medicaid, most of
employers must provide health insurance, have insurance or face surtax,
prevents rejection based on pre-existing condition. Also referred to as
"Obamacare", signed into law in 2010.
Monroe Doctrine -ANSWER an American foreign policy opposing
interference in the Western hemisphere from outside powers
National Bank Veto -ANSWER The National Bank Veto was when
President Andrew Jackson said no to renewing the Second Bank of the
United States charter in 1832. He thought it gave too much power to rich
people and was not fair to regular folks. This veto eventually led to the bank
closing down.
Adams-Onis Treaty -ANSWER Agreement in which Spain gave up all of
Florida to the United States
Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus -ANSWER Lincoln stopped people
from going to court to challenge their arrests during the Civil War to keep
order and control dissent. Some said he went too far but thought it was
needed to keep the country together.
Emancipation Proclamation -ANSWER Issued by abraham lincoln on
september 22, 1862 it declared that all slaves in the confederate states
would be free
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS/ ALREADY
GRADED A++
Brown v. Board of Education -ANSWER 1954 case that overturned
Separate but Equal standard of discrimination in education.
McCulloch v. Maryland -ANSWER Maryland was trying to tax the national
bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state
law
Gibbons v. Ogden -ANSWER U.S. Supreme Court case establishing the
principle that states cannot, by legislative enactment, interfere with the
power of Congress to regulate commerce.
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier -ANSWER School newspapers can be censored
by teachers and administrators
Gideon v. Wainwright -ANSWER A person who cannot afford an attorney
may have one appointed by the government
Marbury v. Madison -ANSWER This case establishes the Supreme Court's
power of Judicial Review
Plessy v. Ferguson -ANSWER Separate but equal
Scheneck v. United States -ANSWER Court ruled that speech may be
outlawed if it represents clear and present danger. 1st amendment
US v. Nixon -ANSWER The Supreme Court does have the final voice in
determining constitutional questions; no person, not even the President of
the United States, is completely above law; and the president cannot use
executive privilege as an excuse to withhold evidence that is 'demonstrably
relevant in a criminal trial
District of Columbia v. Heller -ANSWER Individuals have a right to own and
possess firearms
,Roe v. Wade -ANSWER (1973) legalized abortion on the basis of a
woman's right to privacy
Northwest ordinance (pre-constitution) -ANSWER Northwest Ordinance
was a set of rules made in 1787 before the U.S. Constitution. It decided
how to govern new territories in the northwest part of the country. It
organized the land into smaller sections and outlined how those areas
could become states. It also promised certain rights to people living there.
Alien and sedition Acts -ANSWER Series of four laws enacted in 1798 to
reduce the political power of recent immigrants
Judiciary Act of 1789 -ANSWER In 1789 Congress passed this Act which
created the federal-court system. The act managed to quiet popular
apprehensions by establishing in each state a federal district court that
operated according to local procedures.
land act of 1800 -ANSWER This law was passed to make it easier for
people to buy land in the Northwest Territory.
Judiciary Act of 1801 -ANSWER a law that increased the number of federal
judges, allowing President John Adams to fill most of the new posts with
Federalists
Indian Removal Act -ANSWER law passed in 1830 that forced many Native
American nations to move west of the Mississippi River
Missouri Compromise -ANSWER "Compromise of 1820" over the issue of
slavery in Missouri. It was decided Missouri entered as a slave state and
Maine entered as a free state and all states North of the 36th parallel were
free states and all South were slave states.
Kansas-Nebraska Act -ANSWER a law that allowed voters in Kansas and
Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery
Compromise of 1850 -ANSWER (1) California admitted as free state, (2)
territorial status and popular sovereignty of Utah and New Mexico, (3)
resolution of Texas-New Mexico boundaries, (4) federal assumption of
Texas debt, (5) slave trade abolished in DC, and (6) new fugitive slave law;
advocated by Henry Clay and Stephen A. Douglas
,Homestead Act -ANSWER Passed in 1862, it gave 160 acres of public land
to any settler who would farm the land for five years, encouraged westward
expansion and the development of agriculture in the United States by
providing land to individuals and families willing to settle and farm it.
Civil Rights Act of 1866 -ANSWER The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was a law
passed by the United States Congress after the Civil War. It granted
citizenship and equal rights to all people born in the United States, except
Native Americans. This act aimed to protect the rights of newly freed slaves
and ensure their equal treatment under the law.
Chinese Exclusion Act -ANSWER (1882) Denied any additional Chinese
laborers to enter the country while allowing students and merchants to
immigrate.
Selective Service Act -ANSWER Law passed by Congress in 1917 that
required all men from ages 21 to 30 to register for the military draft
Espionage Act -ANSWER This law, passed after the United States entered
WWI, imposed sentences of up to twenty years on anyone found guilty of
aiding the enemy, obstructing recruitment of soldiers, or encouraging
disloyalty. It allowed the postmaster general to remove from the mail any
materials that incited treason or insurrection.
Sedition Act -ANSWER 1918 law that made it illegal to criticize the
government
New Deal Legislation -ANSWER Policies for economic improvement
introduced in 1933 by U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt as a result of
the Great Depression, which promised to put Americans back to work.
Neutrality Acts -ANSWER 4 laws passed in the late 1930s that were
designed to keep the US out of international incidents
Lend-Lease Act -ANSWER 1941 law that authorized the president to aid
any nation whose defense he believed was vital to American security
, Great Society Legislation -ANSWER Civil Rights Act of 1964, Economic
Opportunity Act, Immigration Act of 1965, medicaid and medicare, public
broadcasting act, consumer protection, endangered species act
Civil Rights Act of 1964 -ANSWER outlawed discrimination based on race,
color, religion, sex, or national origin
Voting Rights Act of 1965 -ANSWER a law designed to help end formal
and informal barriers to African-American suffrage
Tonkin Golf Resolution (1964) -ANSWER On August 7, 1964, Congress
passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing President Johnson to
take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote
the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia.
Affordable Care Act -ANSWER An expansion of medicaid, most of
employers must provide health insurance, have insurance or face surtax,
prevents rejection based on pre-existing condition. Also referred to as
"Obamacare", signed into law in 2010.
Monroe Doctrine -ANSWER an American foreign policy opposing
interference in the Western hemisphere from outside powers
National Bank Veto -ANSWER The National Bank Veto was when
President Andrew Jackson said no to renewing the Second Bank of the
United States charter in 1832. He thought it gave too much power to rich
people and was not fair to regular folks. This veto eventually led to the bank
closing down.
Adams-Onis Treaty -ANSWER Agreement in which Spain gave up all of
Florida to the United States
Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus -ANSWER Lincoln stopped people
from going to court to challenge their arrests during the Civil War to keep
order and control dissent. Some said he went too far but thought it was
needed to keep the country together.
Emancipation Proclamation -ANSWER Issued by abraham lincoln on
september 22, 1862 it declared that all slaves in the confederate states
would be free
