Florida Civic Literacy Exam (FCLE)
What led to the creation of the English Declaration of Rights (sometimes known as the "English Bill of
Rights") in 1689?
a. Tension over who should rule; an individual or the people.
b. The Articles of Confederation.
c. The U.S. Constitution.
a. Tension over who should rule; an individual or the people.
Who is considered to have been the most influential Enlightenment philosopher on the Declaration of
Independence?
a. Thomas Hobbes.
b. John Locke.
c. King George
b. John Locke.
What is the significance of the Mayflower Compact?
a. It was the first attempt at government after the colonies declared independence.
b. It is the first attempt by Europeans of self-government in the colonies.
c. It is our current governing document.
b. It is the first attempt by Europeans of self-government in the colonies.
What aspect of the U.S. Was the Constitution influenced by Montesquieu?
a. The Articles of Confederation.
b. Separation of powers.
c. The Federalist Papers.
b. Separation of powers.
For what purpose were the Federalist Papers written?
a. To support ratification of the Constitution and explain its commitment to limited government.
b. To convince the colonies to declare independence.
c. To convince people to reject the new constitution.
a. To support ratification of the Constitution and explain its commitment to limited
government.
What did the anti-Federalist want the Constitution to include?
a. A bill of rights.
b. Magna carta.
c. The Articles of Confederation.
,a. A bill of rights.
What rights are listed in the Declaration of Independence?
a. Life liberty and public education.
b. Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.
c. Life, liberty, and property.
b. Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.
For what purpose did Thomas Paine write Common Sense?
a. To encourage the ratification of the Constitution.
b. To encourage the ratification of the Articles of Confederation.
c. To encourage the colonists to demand independence from Great Britain.
c. To encourage the colonists to demand independence from Great Britain.
Which of the following were thought to be weaknesses of the government laid out by the Articles of
Confederation?
a. too easy to amend the Articles of Confederation.
b. too strong of an army.
c. no power to tax and no executive or judiciary.
c. no power to tax and no executive or judiciary.
Which of the following cases established the precedent that the Supreme Court has the power of judicial
review?
a. Gibbons v. Ogden 1824
b. McCulloch v. Maryland 1819
c. Marbury v. Madison 1803
c. Marbury v. Madison 1803
Which of the following cases established the precedent that the U.S. Congress had the power to establish
a bank based on the necessary and proper clause?
a. McCulloch v. Maryland 1819
b. Gibbons v. Ogden 1824
c. Marbury v. Madison 1803
a. McCulloch v. Maryland 1819
Which of the following cases limited power held by the states:
a. Brown v. Board of Education 1954 and District of Columbia v. Heller 2008
, b. Plessy v. Ferguson 1896 and Griswold v. Connecticut 1965
c. Dred Scott v. Sandford 1857 and U.S. v. Nixon 1971
a. Brown v. Board of Education 1954 and District of Columbia v. Heller 2008
Which of the following cases rule that states could not put limits on abortion access in the first trimester of
pregnancy:
a. Roe v. Wade 1973
b. Griswold v. Connecticut 1965
c. Bush v. Gore 2000
a. Roe v. Wade 1973
Which of the following cases established a right to privacy in the marital bedroom:
a. Roe v Wade 1973
b. Bush v. Gore 2000
c. Griswold v. Connecticut 1965
c. Griswold v. Connecticut 1965
Which of the following cases ruled evidence of crime collected outside of the parameters of the search
cannot be used in court:
a. Mapp v. Ohio 1961
b. Gideon v. Wainwright 1963
c. Miranda v. Arizona 1966
a. Mapp v. Ohio 1961
Which of the following cases required states to provide attorneys to criminal defendants who cannot
afford their own:
a. Mapp v. Ohio 1961
b. Gideon v. Wainwright 1963
c. Miranda v. Arizona 1966
b. Gideon v. Wainwright 1963
Which of the following cases required state law enforcement to read suspects their constitutional rights
before custodial interrogation:
a. Gideon v. Wainwright 1963
b. Mapp v. Ohio 1961
c. Miranda v. Arizona 1966
c. Miranda v. Arizona 1966
What led to the creation of the English Declaration of Rights (sometimes known as the "English Bill of
Rights") in 1689?
a. Tension over who should rule; an individual or the people.
b. The Articles of Confederation.
c. The U.S. Constitution.
a. Tension over who should rule; an individual or the people.
Who is considered to have been the most influential Enlightenment philosopher on the Declaration of
Independence?
a. Thomas Hobbes.
b. John Locke.
c. King George
b. John Locke.
What is the significance of the Mayflower Compact?
a. It was the first attempt at government after the colonies declared independence.
b. It is the first attempt by Europeans of self-government in the colonies.
c. It is our current governing document.
b. It is the first attempt by Europeans of self-government in the colonies.
What aspect of the U.S. Was the Constitution influenced by Montesquieu?
a. The Articles of Confederation.
b. Separation of powers.
c. The Federalist Papers.
b. Separation of powers.
For what purpose were the Federalist Papers written?
a. To support ratification of the Constitution and explain its commitment to limited government.
b. To convince the colonies to declare independence.
c. To convince people to reject the new constitution.
a. To support ratification of the Constitution and explain its commitment to limited
government.
What did the anti-Federalist want the Constitution to include?
a. A bill of rights.
b. Magna carta.
c. The Articles of Confederation.
,a. A bill of rights.
What rights are listed in the Declaration of Independence?
a. Life liberty and public education.
b. Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.
c. Life, liberty, and property.
b. Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.
For what purpose did Thomas Paine write Common Sense?
a. To encourage the ratification of the Constitution.
b. To encourage the ratification of the Articles of Confederation.
c. To encourage the colonists to demand independence from Great Britain.
c. To encourage the colonists to demand independence from Great Britain.
Which of the following were thought to be weaknesses of the government laid out by the Articles of
Confederation?
a. too easy to amend the Articles of Confederation.
b. too strong of an army.
c. no power to tax and no executive or judiciary.
c. no power to tax and no executive or judiciary.
Which of the following cases established the precedent that the Supreme Court has the power of judicial
review?
a. Gibbons v. Ogden 1824
b. McCulloch v. Maryland 1819
c. Marbury v. Madison 1803
c. Marbury v. Madison 1803
Which of the following cases established the precedent that the U.S. Congress had the power to establish
a bank based on the necessary and proper clause?
a. McCulloch v. Maryland 1819
b. Gibbons v. Ogden 1824
c. Marbury v. Madison 1803
a. McCulloch v. Maryland 1819
Which of the following cases limited power held by the states:
a. Brown v. Board of Education 1954 and District of Columbia v. Heller 2008
, b. Plessy v. Ferguson 1896 and Griswold v. Connecticut 1965
c. Dred Scott v. Sandford 1857 and U.S. v. Nixon 1971
a. Brown v. Board of Education 1954 and District of Columbia v. Heller 2008
Which of the following cases rule that states could not put limits on abortion access in the first trimester of
pregnancy:
a. Roe v. Wade 1973
b. Griswold v. Connecticut 1965
c. Bush v. Gore 2000
a. Roe v. Wade 1973
Which of the following cases established a right to privacy in the marital bedroom:
a. Roe v Wade 1973
b. Bush v. Gore 2000
c. Griswold v. Connecticut 1965
c. Griswold v. Connecticut 1965
Which of the following cases ruled evidence of crime collected outside of the parameters of the search
cannot be used in court:
a. Mapp v. Ohio 1961
b. Gideon v. Wainwright 1963
c. Miranda v. Arizona 1966
a. Mapp v. Ohio 1961
Which of the following cases required states to provide attorneys to criminal defendants who cannot
afford their own:
a. Mapp v. Ohio 1961
b. Gideon v. Wainwright 1963
c. Miranda v. Arizona 1966
b. Gideon v. Wainwright 1963
Which of the following cases required state law enforcement to read suspects their constitutional rights
before custodial interrogation:
a. Gideon v. Wainwright 1963
b. Mapp v. Ohio 1961
c. Miranda v. Arizona 1966
c. Miranda v. Arizona 1966
