CIVIC LITERACY EXAM 100 QUESTIONS WITH
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Which United States Supreme Court decision was based on the Necessary and Proper Clause?
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
How did the holding in the United States Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
impact criminal defendants?
It established that defendants were protected against self-incrimination
Which of the following pairs of United States Supreme Court cases resulted in limiting the
power for local governments?
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) and District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
Which United States Supreme Court holding impacted the way that religious practice was
approached in public schools?
Engel v. Vitale (1962)
Which of the following documents provided an outline for a state-centered government?
Articles of Confederation
What is one qualification to serve as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives?
be at least 25 years old
In what 1620 document do the writers form a "civil body politic"?
the Mayflower Compact
Who signs proposed bills into federal laws?
the President of the United States
, Which of the following was established by a constitutional amendment?
The President may serve no more than two elected terms
Which is a core theme of the Anti-Federalist Papers?
Government should support enumerated individual rights
Which structure found in the U.S. Constitution was included as a response to a concern
expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
separation of powers
What is one chamber of the U.S. Congress?
Senate
Which is a core theme of the Federalist Papers?
The proposed Constitution should be ratified
The U.S. Constitution requires that the President be elected by whom?
the Electoral College
How many U.S. Senators represent each state?
Two
What is an example of federalism?
the principle that the national and state governments share power
Which of the following pairs of cases limited the rights of African Americans?
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) and Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
Which right from the English Bill of Rights is reflected in the U.S. Constitution's First
Amendment?
"to petition the king"
DETAILED VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS||LATEST
UPDATE (GRADED A+)
Which United States Supreme Court decision was based on the Necessary and Proper Clause?
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
How did the holding in the United States Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
impact criminal defendants?
It established that defendants were protected against self-incrimination
Which of the following pairs of United States Supreme Court cases resulted in limiting the
power for local governments?
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) and District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
Which United States Supreme Court holding impacted the way that religious practice was
approached in public schools?
Engel v. Vitale (1962)
Which of the following documents provided an outline for a state-centered government?
Articles of Confederation
What is one qualification to serve as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives?
be at least 25 years old
In what 1620 document do the writers form a "civil body politic"?
the Mayflower Compact
Who signs proposed bills into federal laws?
the President of the United States
, Which of the following was established by a constitutional amendment?
The President may serve no more than two elected terms
Which is a core theme of the Anti-Federalist Papers?
Government should support enumerated individual rights
Which structure found in the U.S. Constitution was included as a response to a concern
expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
separation of powers
What is one chamber of the U.S. Congress?
Senate
Which is a core theme of the Federalist Papers?
The proposed Constitution should be ratified
The U.S. Constitution requires that the President be elected by whom?
the Electoral College
How many U.S. Senators represent each state?
Two
What is an example of federalism?
the principle that the national and state governments share power
Which of the following pairs of cases limited the rights of African Americans?
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) and Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
Which right from the English Bill of Rights is reflected in the U.S. Constitution's First
Amendment?
"to petition the king"
